The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is accepting applications for Statisticians in the Bureau of Economics. This is a great opportunity for seniors and Masters students with coursework in Economics, Statistics, Data Science, or Computer Science. Below, we provide some application information for any of your students that might be interested in the position.Duties
In this role, you will gain real-world experience by working alongside PhD economists to protect consumers and promote competition in the US economy. Statisticians work with economists to support FTC matters, including:providing economic and statistical analysis in support of antitrust investigations, cases, and rulemaking
conducting academic research and developing reports on the functioning of markets in the economy
To learn more information about the experience of a Statistician at the FTC please visit: https://www.ftc.gov/about-ftc/bureaus-offices/bureau-economics/careers-ftc-bureau-economics/statistician-recruiting
Available Positions
Statistician GS7
- The ideal candidate for this position has:A strong interest in and intuition for applied microeconomics;
- Proficiency in programming languages widely used in economics, statistics, and/or data science such as Stata, R, or Python;
- Excitement about conducting data analysis on a wide range of datasets in support of consumer protection and competition missions of the FTC;
- Interest and aptitude in working with PhD economists on economics research projects that serve the mission of the FTC; and
- A desire to grow and build on skills in data analysis and microeconomics.
Statistician GS9
- Proficiency in programming languages widely used in economics, statistics, and/or data science such as Stata, R, or Python;
- Excitement about conducting data analysis on a wide range of datasets in support of consumer protection and competition missions of the FTC;
- Interest and aptitude in working with PhD economists on economics research projects that serve the mission of the FTC; and
- A desire to grow and build on skills in data analysis and microeconomics.
Statistician GS9
- The ideal candidate for this position has:A strong interest in and aptitude for applied microeconomics, data analysis, and computer programming;
- Proficiency in programming languages widely used in economics, statistics, data science, and/or computer science such as Stata, R, Python, SQL, or C++;
- Excitement about analyzing terabyte size datasets to support competition and consumer protection policy and law enforcement;
- Experience conducting statistical, econometric, or data analysis tasks such as regression analysis, model evaluation, machine learning, or Natural Language Processing.
Position length
Note, all recruitment is for positions starting Summer 2025 in Washington, DC for a term position of one year with renewal for up to four years.
- Proficiency in programming languages widely used in economics, statistics, data science, and/or computer science such as Stata, R, Python, SQL, or C++;
- Excitement about analyzing terabyte size datasets to support competition and consumer protection policy and law enforcement;
- Experience conducting statistical, econometric, or data analysis tasks such as regression analysis, model evaluation, machine learning, or Natural Language Processing.
Position length
Note, all recruitment is for positions starting Summer 2025 in Washington, DC for a term position of one year with renewal for up to four years.
How to apply
