Pathways Recent Graduate Economist​/Statistician​/Data Scientist

The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board is hiring a GS-07/09 Pathways Recent Graduate Economist/Statistician/Data Scientist. The incumbent is professionally responsible for planning and conducting various economic, statistical and financial studies, projects, and cost calculations for programs administered by the agency under the provisions of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), Railroad Unemployment and Insurance Act (RUIA), and/or other pertinent laws.

As a Pathways Recent Graduate Economist/Statistician/Data Scientist, you will:

• Collect, tabulate, analyze, interpret, and present economic and statistical data used in programs administered by the agency under the provisions of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), Railroad Unemployment and Insurance Act (RUIA), Railroad Retirement Tax Act (RRTA), Social Security Act (SSA), and/or other pertinent laws.
• Conduct studies and analyses on proposals to modify the Acts.
• Prepare materials for a variety of agency publications.
• Identify and oversee the collection and development of relevant data.
• Develop and identify data required for use in the management and direction of the programs.
• Prepare ad hoc reports and conduct studies as directed.
• Be responsible for contributing to the analysis and review of large amounts of relevant data.
• Make recommendations resulting from analysis and reviews of data. Analysis and recommendations developed can influence the management and oversight of the benefit programs and be used to formulate policy, address program vulnerabilities and ensure the integrity of the programs.
• Address irregularities, anomalies, or suspicious patterns or trends in the programs.

The RRB Recent Graduates Program affords developmental experiences in the Federal Government intended to promote possible careers in the civil service to individuals who have recently graduated from qualifying educational institutions or programs. Successful applicants are placed in a dynamic, developmental program with the potential to lead to a civil service career in the Federal Government. Following the completion of program requirements, selectees may be considered for non-competitive conversion to a career-conditional or term appointment.

All conversion requirements will be identified in the Participant Agreement.

• Successful completion of at least 1-year of continuous service
• Completion of at least 40 hours of interactive training
• Demonstration of successful job performance
• Meet the qualification standards for the position to which the Recent Graduate may be converted
• Conversion to the competitive service is not implied nor guaranteed.

• Degree: economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus.
• OR
• Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
• Basic Requirements for Statistician Series 1530:Degree: that included 15 semester hours in statistics (or in mathematics and statistics, provided at least 6 semester hours were in statistics), and 9 additional semester hours in one or more of the following: physical or biological sciences, medicine, education, or engineering; or in the social sciences including demography, history, economics, social welfare, geography, international relations, social or cultural anthropology, health sociology, political science, public administration, psychology, etc.
  
  Credit toward meeting statistical course requirements should be given for courses in which 50 percent of the course content appears to be statistical methods, e.g., courses that included studies in…