This position is located in Division of Depositor and Consumer Protection (DCP), Consumer Research Section and will serve as the FDIC’s primary expert on the implementation of research initiatives and on the findings that result from these efforts. Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.

Duties

Serves as the primary economic and technical expert at the FDIC responsible for conducting, managing, and maintaining mandated FDIC-sponsored research initiatives that regularly recur with strict deadlines and are of the highest importance to the Corporation. Represents the FDIC at academic conferences, government convenings, and public forums in presenting, interpreting, and disseminating findings from mandated research initiatives that inform stakeholder actions that have major impacts on economic inclusion efforts in the United States. Collaborate with other researchers at federal agencies, regulatory bodies, and non-governmental organizations to share insights and to promote the pursuit of research questions that produce complementary findings to that of mandated FDIC-sponsored research initiatives and that contribute to a comprehensive body of knowledge to inform economic inclusion efforts. Serves as a senior advisor to Division and branch leadership in research to ascertain the relationship of banking, consumer financial, and regulatory programs to the total economic environment within which they function to anticipate the effects of Corporation policy and program changes on that environment. Conducts and provides leadership on research, analyses, and evaluation of various Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation internal operations, to help address challenges facing the Corporation and to provide economic advice and counsel used to plan and change internal programs of the Corporation. Using appropriate state-of-the-art analytical techniques, develops models and leads development teams in support of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation internal operations. Publishes studies in external publications including Working Papers, FDIC Staff Studies, and other FDIC publications, as well as peer-reviewed journals. Presents academic-style economic research at seminars and conferences. Provides constructive feedback on the research of colleagues by participating in seminars, discussing papers at conferences, and refereeing for peer-reviewed journals.

Requirements

Qualifications

Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic, religious spiritual; community; student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.  Additional qualifications information can be found here. To qualify, applicants must meet the Basic Requirements and the minimum qualifications to qualify for each grade they wish to be considered for. Basic Requirement:A) Degree in economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting or calculus. OR B) A combination of education and experience - courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. In addition to meeting the Basic Requirement above, applicants must also meet the minimum qualifications to be considered: Applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS/CG-14 grade level or above in the Federal service.  Specialized experience is defined as: Experience implementing nationally-representative surveys; Leading a complex research initiative that results in a recurring high profile public report, including overseeing the meeting of technical requirements, analysis of findings, and all aspects of report writing; Communicating novel findings to the highest level of agency leadership and to the public. Applicants must have met the qualification requirements (including selective placement factors – if any) for this position within 30 calendar days of the closing date of this announcement.

Education

See requirements stated under QUALIFICATIONS.

Contacts

• Address Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC Human Resources Branch 3501 Fairfax Drive Arlington, Virginia 22226 United States
• Name: Mitchell Desy
• Phone: 773-812-7406
• Email: [email protected]