Research Mathematical Statistician

The Bureau of Labor Statistics measures labor market activity, working conditions, price changes, and productivity in the U.S. economy to support public and private decision making. The position is located in the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Survey Methods Research, Mathematical Statistics Research Center.

Mathematical Statistician
, 1529:

A) Degree: that included 24 semester hours of mathematics and statistics, of which at least 12 semester hours were in mathematics and 6 semester hours were in statistics. OR

B) Combination of education and experience -- at least 24 semester hours of mathematics and statistics, including at least 12 hours in mathematics and 6 hours in statistics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
Evaluation of

Education:

Courses acceptable toward meeting the mathematics course requirement of A or B above must have included at least four of the following: differential calculus, integral calculus, advanced calculus, theory of equations, vector analysis, advanced algebra, linear algebra, mathematical logic, differential equations, or any other advanced course in mathematics for which one of these was a prerequisite. Courses in mathematical statistics or probability theory with a prerequisite of elementary calculus or more advanced courses will be accepted toward meeting the mathematics requirements, with the provision that the same course cannot be counted toward both the mathematics and the statistics requirement.

Evaluation of

Experience:

The experience offered in combination with educational courses to meet the requirements in B above should include evidence of statistical work such as (a) sampling, (b) collecting, computing, and analyzing statistical data, and (c) applying known statistical techniques to data such as measurement of central tendency, dispersion, skewness, sampling error, simple and multiple correlation, analysis of variance, and tests of significance.

Without other indications of statistical experience, work required in the processing of numerical or quantified information by other than statistical methods is not considered appropriate qualifying experience.

Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience to at least the next lower grade level, GS-13, in the federal service. This specialized experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position to be filled. To be found minimally qualified, applicants must demonstrate at least 2 of the following experience indicators:

• Formulating and leading research in the areas of statistics, econometrics, computer science, or mathematics to develop or apply statistical, computational, or econometric methods;
• Co-authoring one or more working papers, published papers, or technical summaries of a research project;
• Conducting one or more presentations at conferences or other venues about a research project or projects.