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USPTO

Economist

USPTO, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21276


This position is located in the Office of the Chief Economist (OCE) in the Office of Policy and International Affairs (OPIA) at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The USPTO fosters innovation, competitiveness, and economic growth, domestically and abroad, by guiding domestic and international intellectual property (IP) policy and by delivering IP information and education worldwide. You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. OPM Qualifications Standards are available at

Economist Series 0110 .

Specialized experience for this position includes:Specialized Experience GS-12 (next lower grade is GS-11):

Experience in locating and integrating large amounts of intellectual property (IP) information into a database for analysis using signature statistical packages (e.g. STATA, R, Python, etc.);Experience in summarizing and reporting statistical results through text, tables, charts, and graphs;Experience in implementing advanced statistical models for causal and/or predictive analyses using regression or machine learning methods applied to a variety of IP data structures (e.g. cross sectional, time series, and panel data);Experience in identifying and synthesizing professional journal articles from the IP Economics or other professional literatures in narrow topic areas.Specialized Experience GS-13 (next lower grade is GS-12):

Experience in managing projects within a team setting that provides IP database management on large data sets for analysis using statistical signature packages (e.g., STATA, R, Python, etc.) and sophisticated regression analysis (i.e. time series analysis, panel data analysis, survival analysis, maximum likelihood estimations, etc.);Experience in compiling reports of statistical results through tables, charts, and graphs;Experience in providing management with recommendations based on economic, statistical, and intellectual property policy research reports and relevant professional journal articles.Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

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