Job opening: Analyst in Firearms Policy
Salary: $132 368 - 172 075 per year
Published at: Aug 16 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in the Congressional Research Service, Domestic Social Policy Division.
The position description number for this position is 004749.
This is a non-supervisory, bargaining unit position.
The salary range indicated reflects the locality pay adjustments for the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan area.
Duties
The Congressional Research Service (CRS), Domestic Social Policy (DSP) Division seeks an Analyst in Firearms Policy to provide expertise on firearms, the Gun Control Act and National Firearms Act, the operations and budget of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, firearms safety, and firearms-related crime. The ideal candidate will have academic and professional skills/training in the social and behavioral sciences (e.g., sociology, psychology, economics, criminology, criminal justice), knowledge of related federal firearms policies, and an ability to analyze federal firearms policy issues and legislative proposals. Given the breadth of federal firearms policy, analysts must be capable of working on a range of issues in a portfolio that will likely evolve over time.
Qualifications
Applicants must have had progressively responsible experience and training sufficient in scope and quality to furnish them with an acceptable level of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position without more than normal supervision.
Knowledge of firearms and federal firearms policy.**
Ability to analyze public policy issues.**
Ability to write in a public policy context.**
Ability to convey analysis and information orally through briefings, consultations, and other presentations.
Ability to lead collaborative research tasks.
Ability to exercise objectivity in all phases of analysis and consultation.
Ability to communicate effectively other than in writing.
Contacts
- Address LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
101 Independence Avenue S.E.
LM-107
Washington, District of Columbia 20540
United States
- Name: Customer Service Center
- Phone: 202-707-5620
- Email: [email protected]
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