This position is located at Departmental Offices, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy. As a Financial Economist, you will serve as a technical expert on Treasury's suite of yield curves and, as such, serve as an advisor and consultant to top Treasury officials.

Duties

The following are the duties of this position at the GS-15. 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 a Financial Economist, you will: - Conduct in-depth technical research addressing critical policy issues such as the factors driving changes in U.S. interest rates, risks facing public and private pension funds, and income security of the aging U.S. population. - Develop in-depth background materials on yield curves and related areas for use in high-level briefings by the Secretary and other senior Treasury officials. - Conceive and implement models for analyzing developments in bond markets. - Revise yield curve software when warranted, and as needed revise the processes by which the data needed to produce the yield curves are acquired. - Develop special studies and research to improve the quality of the yield curve data.

Requirements

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Basic Education Requirement: 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. Specialized experience: 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. Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience in all of the following areas: - Plan, write, and implement computer programs which were used for quantitative economic and financial analysis, making at least some use of one or more array languages.; AND - Process large datasets containing financial market data and answer to limited questions about fixed-income securities.; AND - Conduct independent research using existing models and approaches, which examined macroeconomic behavior as it affects financial markets.; AND - Present the results of your work in forms that are used by technical and nontechnical audiences, with moderate supervision and review. The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resumé.

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.

Basic Education Requirement:

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.

Contacts

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