Description:
As a Financial Economist you will serve as a staff member responsible for conducting projects involving economic analysis and research.This position will be located in Compliance Risk Analysis Division of the Supervision Risk and Analysis Office in Washington, D.C.
Requirements:
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
A: Degree: Economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus.
OR
B. A combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Examples of qualifying experience include: a) individual economic research assignments requiring planning, information assembly, analysis and evaluation, conclusions and report preparation; b) supervisory or project coordination assignments involving a staff of professional economists, and requiring the evaluation and interpretation of economic information; or c) teaching assignments in a college or university that included both class instruction in economics subjects and one of the following (1) personal research that produced evidence of results, (2) direction of graduate theses in economics, or (3) service as a consultant or advisor on technical economics problems.
AND
In addition to meeting the BASIC REQUIREMENTS above, you must meet and/or possess at least one of the following: One year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the next lower level, NB-IV or GS-11 in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:
Applying analytical and research techniques (e.g., econometrics, quantitative analysis, etc.) to collect and analyze economic or financial data;
AND
Using appropriate computer applications and statistical software, including but not necessarily limited to Stata, to manipulate datasets and empirically analyze data to develop reports, and present economic, financial or statistical information.
This experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector, or through volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis.
To receive any credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate the number of hours worked per week, on your resume.