As Financial Economist, you will provide advice and consultation by performing research, analysis, or modeling to: effectively assess banks' compliance with laws, regulations and model risk management practices; identify/quantify emerging risks; or further understand the evolving behaviors/trends of financial institutions, consumer behavior, and financial markets. The position is located with the Supervision Risk and Analysis, Economic & Risk Analysis-Compliance Risk Analysis Division.

Duties

Economists in the Compliance Risk Analysis Division (CRAD) will conduct quantitative analysis and research to support bank supervision and to advise OCC senior management on policy and regulation related to topics including consumer protection, fair lending, financial technology and financial inclusion, credit access and community reinvestment, and bank secrecy/anti-money laundering. As a Financial Economist, you will:

Requirements

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement: BASIC REQUIREMENTS: Degree: Economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus. (Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree). OR A combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown 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. 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 the next lower level, NB-IV or GS-11 in the Federal service. This experience may have been gained in either the public or private sector. Specialized experience for this position includes: Conducting research involving the application of economic, financial, or quantitative theories, principles or methods. (e.g. dissertation, Job Markert Paper, Working Papers, Work-in-progress, or publications). OR 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree OR Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree NOTE: Examples of research may include: Independently planning and conducting financial or economic research projects; experience applying analytical and research techniques (e.g., econometrics, mathematical economics, operations research, benefit-cost analyses, and cost-effectiveness analyses); developing mathematical or statistical models to assess the impact of financial developments on the economy. The 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.

Education

Please see Qualifications section for education.

Contacts

• Address Supervision Risk and Analysis 400 7th Street SW Washington, DC 20219 US
• Name: Dekieta Bethea
• Phone: 202-679-1591
• Email: [email protected]