This position is located at Departmental Offices, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy, Office of Macroeconomic Analysis. As an Economist, you will provide intelligence and research support to senior Treasury officials concerning current and future developments in the U.S. economy that cut across all economic sectors.

Duties

The following are the duties of this position at the GS-14. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position. As an Economist, you will: -Analyze and assess the potential impact of U.S. policy shifts or global economic developments on the U.S economy and specific special interests. -Identify and analyze substantive issues, independently structuring the work to be performed, evaluating the results attained, and recommending potential policy changes. -Work with other analysts to monitor and assess the significance of emerging economic issues with implications that cut across many sectors of the economy. -Study highly technical and complex questions assigned by the Office Director, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Macroeconomic Analysis and the Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy

Requirements

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Specialized experience for the GS-14: To be qualified for GS-14 level, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the federal service. This is equivalent to performing the following duties for a minimum of one year: Conducting independent research into questions of economic significance and using advanced statistical and econometric techniques; AND Published independent research in peer-reviewed journal articles, doctoral dissertation chapters, or equivalent publications; AND Planned and implemented applied macroeconomic and/or economic policy-driven modeling; AND Led intra-office or interagency work groups to study questions of applied macroeconomic and/or economic policy significance; AND Developed applied economic or policy ideas through the use of economic research. Specialized experience for the GS-13: To be qualified for GS-13 level, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the federal service. This is equivalent to performing the following duties for a minimum of one year: Planning, executing, and completing independent economic research projects by using appropriate theoretical models, statistical techniques, and software packages that would suitable for publication in academic journals; AND Compiling and analyzing macro data sets to construct tables or graphs that capture key findings; AND Working with macroeconomic data by collection methods or time-series techniques to assess the significance of changes in economic conditions; AND Communicating effectively, both in written products and orally, to present analysis at interagency policy meetings, policy-oriented workshops outside government, or private-sector consulting projects related to the public sector. Specialized experience for the GS-12: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the federal service. This is equivalent to performing the following duties for a minimum of one year: Plan and execute independent economic research projects, using appropriate theoretical models, statistical techniques, or software packages, that would be suitable for publication in academic journals; AND Compile and analyze macroeconomic data sets to construct tables or graphs that capture key findings; AND Communicate effectively, both in written products and during oral presentations. OR A related Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR Combination of specialized experience and graduate level education. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education. Candidates who are in the process of completing the requirements for a Ph.D. will be considered for the GS-12 level as long as the requirements for a Ph.D. are completed within 9 months of application.

Education

Education Requirements:
A. Degree: economics, that includes at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus.

OR

B. Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the OPM instructions.

Contacts

• Address Economic Policy Administrative Resource Center Parkersburg, WV 26101 US
• Name: Applicant Call Center
• Phone: 304-480-7300
• Email: [email protected]