{"schemaVersion":"1.0","exportedAt":"2026-05-15T12:39:51.914Z","occupation":{"soc":"19-3094.00","title":"Political Scientists","group":"Life, Physical & Social Science","sector":"54","jobZone":5,"jobZoneInferred":false},"framework":{"version":"v.26.05","description":"","contextCovered":"This framework covers political scientists working across academic institutions, government agencies, think tanks, and consulting organizations, conducting research, teaching, advising policy, and disseminating findings at national and international levels.","levels":{"emerging":{"label":"Emerging","statements":["Government policy decisions — monitor and summarize using periodicals, news sources, and official publications under faculty or senior researcher guidance.","Political science literature — read and synthesize peer-reviewed articles and case law to support assigned research projects in an academic or think-tank setting.","Research issues — identify candidate topics for investigation by reviewing existing scholarship and gap analyses under the direction of a senior political scientist.","Qualitative and quantitative data — collect and organize election results, poll data, and legislative records using database management software for supervised analysis.","Political theories — describe and apply foundational frameworks to assigned policy cases under close mentorship in a graduate research environment.","Analytical or scientific software — perform basic statistical operations on survey or electoral datasets following established protocols in a research lab.","Academic and policy reports — draft structured summaries of research findings for review and revision by supervising researchers or faculty.","Political science coursework — assist in delivering instructional support to undergraduate students under the supervision of a tenured faculty member.","Legislation and government operations — interpret straightforward policy documents and produce annotated briefings for senior staff in a public or private research context.","Spreadsheet and office suite software — organize and format research data, citations, and reference materials to support team-level political science projects."]},"developing":{"label":"Developing","statements":["Government policy developments — track and synthesize emerging legislation and executive decisions across multiple jurisdictions with limited oversight in a policy research organization.","Research theories — develop and iteratively test hypotheses using mixed-method sources including historical papers, court records, and statistical datasets in an academic or consulting environment.","Electoral and survey data — analyze trends and anomalies independently using analytical software, producing documented findings and preliminary recommendations for stakeholder review.","Research publications and presentations — prepare manuscripts and conference papers that communicate original political science findings to professional academic audiences.","Political science students — advise graduate and undergraduate advisees on course planning, research design, and career pathways within a university department.","Policy issues and legislation — conduct autonomous interpretive analysis of government operations and organizational behavior, delivering written briefs to agency or institutional clients.","Information retrieval systems — design and execute systematic literature searches to identify relevant precedents and data sources for mid-complexity research questions.","Complex problem framing — apply systems analysis techniques to diagnose political and institutional challenges in familiar governmental or organizational contexts.","Cross-disciplinary knowledge — integrate sociological, legal, and historical perspectives to enrich policy analyses produced for public-sector or nonprofit clients.","Oral and written communication — present research findings clearly to varied audiences including policymakers, academics, and media representatives at professional forums."]},"proficient":{"label":"Proficient","statements":["Original political theories — develop, test, and refine conceptual frameworks drawing on comprehensive mixed-source evidence including interviews, legal precedent, and longitudinal datasets across full research cycles.","Government and organizational policy — deliver autonomous, nuanced interpretation of complex legislation, regulatory shifts, and institutional behavior for high-stakes advisory or litigation contexts.","Research agenda — independently identify significant and timely issues for political science inquiry, securing funding and designing full study protocols in competitive academic or policy environments.","Advanced quantitative and qualitative analysis — lead end-to-end analysis of large-scale electoral, public opinion, and administrative datasets, producing peer-reviewed publications and actionable policy recommendations.","Academic instruction — design and teach graduate-level political science courses, integrating active learning strategies and adapting curricula to evolving disciplinary knowledge.","Dissemination strategy — manage publication pipelines across peer-reviewed journals, government reports, and public media to maximize research impact for diverse audiences.","Student and junior researcher development — provide substantive mentorship on dissertation research, methodology, and professional development to graduate advisees.","Systems evaluation — assess the effectiveness and unintended consequences of governmental policies and institutional arrangements using rigorous analytical frameworks in cross-national comparative contexts.","Political risk and judgment — apply expert judgment to ambiguous, data-sparse policy environments, producing well-reasoned assessments for government agencies, international organizations, or corporate clients.","Interdisciplinary collaboration — coordinate with legal scholars, economists, sociologists, and data scientists to produce integrated analyses addressing complex public-sector challenges."]},"advanced":{"label":"Advanced","statements":["National and international research agenda — set transformative scholarly priorities for the discipline by identifying paradigm-shifting questions and mobilizing institutional resources around them.","Organizational research strategy — lead a department, institute, or research center in designing multi-year political science research programs aligned with societal and disciplinary needs.","High-level policy counsel — advise senior government officials, legislative bodies, or international institutions on complex policy questions, drawing on a distinguished record of empirical and theoretical expertise.","Scholarly community leadership — shape disciplinary standards by serving on editorial boards, grant panels, and professional association leadership bodies that govern political science research quality.","Institutional knowledge infrastructure — oversee the design and governance of major databases, archives, and research platforms that enable large-scale political science inquiry across institutions.","Talent pipeline development — build and sustain pathways for emerging political scientists through mentorship programs, fellowship initiatives, and curriculum innovation at the institutional or national level.","Public discourse — translate complex political science findings into influential public testimony, opinion leadership, and media engagement that inform democratic deliberation at scale.","Cross-sector partnership — forge strategic alliances between academia, government agencies, civil society, and international organizations to fund and apply political science research to pressing governance challenges.","Ethical and integrity standards — establish norms for research integrity, data transparency, and responsible use of political analysis within the organization and across the broader professional community.","Systems-level evaluation — assess and communicate the systemic political and institutional consequences of major policy regimes to executive-level decision makers and legislative bodies shaping long-term governance outcomes."]}}},"sources":{"onet":"v30.2 (CC BY 4.0)","crosswalk":"https://skillscrosswalk.com","generator":"LER.me"},"attribution":"© EBSCOed"}