This position is located in the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), Division of Policy Planning and Research (DPPR), Research and Evaluation (R&E) team. The incumbent serves as a technical expert to the Director of DPPR, Deputy Assistant Secretary, and the Assistant Secretary of ODEP. This position is Inside the bargaining unit.

Duties

Major duties for the GS-13 at the full performance level: Plans, leads, and executes complex research and evaluation projects of major significance related to disability employment and responds to research priorities. Makes recommendations, submits reports in various stages of planning, and makes sure the most economical solutions to problems that have been presented, conform to established criteria and policies, and, if new concepts are involved, they are consistent with Federal legislation. Identifies and defines key economic issues; recommends pertinent research topics; develops study objectives, hypotheses, and research methodology; determines primary and secondary data sources to be explored; analyzes and interprets data; and prepares detailed reports and analyses. Utilizes appropriate economic research and statistical techniques to identify ways to improve disability employment outcomes. Plans, develops, recommends, and implements internal procedures for the creation of research databases used for the continuous appraisal of trends and developments in the labor market aspects of disability employment. Provides advice and guidance to the ODEP's senior staff who includes the Director of Research and Evaluation and ODEP's Deputy Assistant Secretary and Assistant Secretary, on the status and outcomes of research activities, the methodologies employed, new developments and trends, and the impact of policy and program changes on informational activities. Develops, conducts and coordinates work with respect to contracted research and evaluation. Advises the Director of Research and Evaluation on the conceptualization analytical design and appropriateness of alternative methodologies for new research initiatives. Initiates and maintains professional contacts for a mutual exchange of information and to assure productive cooperation within the Government, and between government and the private sector. Provides advice, recommendations, and information on issues or developments having an impact or bearing on the research, evaluation, and long-term planning work of the office.

Requirements

• Must be at least 16 years old.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Candidate required to obtain the necessary security/investigation level.
• Requires a probationary period if the requirement has not been met.

Qualifications

You must meet the Basic Requirements/IOR (Individual Occupational Requirement) and the "Specialized Experience" to qualify for the Economist, GS-0110 position as described below. Basic Requirements/Individual Occupational Requirements: A. Degree: economics, that included 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. Evaluation of Experience Examples of qualifying experience include: individual economic research assignments requiring planning, information assembly, analysis and evaluation, conclusions and report preparation; supervisory or project coordination assignments involving a staff of professional economists, and requiring the evaluation and interpretation of economic information; or 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. Experience in related fields that did not involve the use and understanding of economic principles and theories may not be used as qualifying experience for these positions. Special attention on this point should be given to certain types of work that may or may not have provided professional economic experience. The following examples of work require special care in such determinations: economic statistics; industrial surveys; management of individual business enterprises, including farms; industrial planning; writing or editorial work in economic subjects; and financial market analysis. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: In addition to the Basic Requirement listed above, all applicants must possess the following specialized experience to be considered minimally qualified. Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level GS-12 in the Federal Service. Qualifying specialized experience for GS-13 includes: Experience conducting economic and policy research related to workforce, employment, or health issues using quantitative methods and publishing reports conveying findings. NOTE: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Education

Any applicant falsely claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal employment to removal from federal service.

If your education was completed at a foreign college or university, you must show comparability to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States and comparability to applicable minimum course work requirements for this position.

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Contacts

• Address Office of Disability Employment Policy 200 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20210 US
• Name: Ronnette Williams
• Phone: 202-693-3739
• Email: [email protected]