This position is in the immediate Office of the Under Secretary (OUS), located in Washington, DC. OUS assists the Secretary in the discharge of Secretarial duties and responsibilities, focusing primarily on higher education issues. The Under Secretary plays a pivotal role in coordinating policies, programs, and activities related to vocational and adult education, postsecondary education, and student financial assistance.

Duties

APPLICATION LIMIT: This vacancy announcement is limited to the first 200 applications received and will close at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the day that we receive the 200th application, or at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the listed closing date, whichever occurs first.  We encourage you to read this entire vacancy announcement prior to submitting your application.As an Economist, GS-0110-13, you will be responsible for:

Requirements

• Relocation Expenses will not be paid.
• You Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Males 18 and over must be registered with the Selective Service.
• May be required to complete background investigation and fingerprint check.
• Probationary period may be required.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification Requirements: You may meet the minimum qualifications for the GS-13, if you possess the specialized experience and education listed in the Education Requirements below.  Specialized Experience for the GS-13 One year of experience in either federal or non-federal service that is equivalent to at least a GS-12 performing two (2) out of three (3) of the following duties or work assignments: 1. Experience developing research studies and conducting quantitative analyses of economic principles related to education.  2. Experience providing analytical data assessments and recommendations to senior leaders through oral and written communication. 3. Experience developing reports based on research and presenting findings to leadership. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) The quality of your experience will be measured by the extent to which you possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs). You do not need to provide separate narrative responses to these KSAs, as they will be measured by your responses to the occupational questionnaire (you may preview the occupational questionnaire by clicking the link at the end of the Evaluations section of this vacancy announcement).1.  Skills in quantitative methods to conduct research and apply insight to policy recommendations.2.  Knowledge of various economic research principles and methods to provide advice and develop new approaches3.  Knowledge of higher education and student loan issues that allows for the development of research studies and methodologies. 

Education

This position has a positive education requirement. 

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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.

Foreign Education:

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must submit a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.  For further information, please click Foreign Education.

Contacts

• Address EDUCATION-OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY 400 Maryland Ave. S.W. Attn: Human Resources Services Washington, District of Columbia 20202 United States
• Name: Senora Jones
• Phone: 202-987-1235
• Email: [email protected]