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International Economist

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Job Description

This position is located at Departmental Offices,Terrorism and Financial Intelligence - Office of Foreign Assets Control. As an International Economist, you will conduct macroeconomic and financial policy analysis, provide firm- and industry-specific analysis of potential collateral effects of proposed sanctions, identify issues, and conduct after-action financial and economic policy analysis of collateral effects..

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. 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. Specialized Experience for this position includes: Conducting independent research into questions of economic significance and using advanced statistical and econometric techniques; AND Publishing independent research in peer-reviewed journal articles, doctoral dissertation chapters, or equivalent publications. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For the GS-13, 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. Specialized Experience for this position includes: Conducting independent research into questions of economic significance and using advanced statistical and econometric techniques; AND Publishing independent research in peer-reviewed journal articles, doctoral dissertation chapters, or equivalent publications; AND Planning and implementing macroeconomic and/or economic policy-driven modeling; AND Participating in intra-office or interagency work groups to study questions of macroeconomic and/or economic policy significance. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For the GS-14, 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. Specialized Experience for this position includes: Conducting independent research into questions of economic significance and using advanced statistical and econometric techniques; AND Publishing independent research in peer-reviewed journal articles, doctoral dissertation chapters, or equivalent publications; AND Planning and implementing applied macroeconomic and/or economic policy-driven modeling; AND Leading intra-office or interagency work groups to study questions of macroeconomic and/or economic policy significance; AND Developing and advancing applied economic and/or policy ideas through the use of economic research. 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.

Required Documents

A complete application includes: 1. A resume: All applicants are required to submit a resumé, either by creating one in USAJOBS, or uploading one of their own choosing. (Cover letters are optional.) Please limit your resume to 2 pages. If more than 2 pages are submitted, your resume will still be accepted, however only the first 2 pages will be reviewed and considered for qualifications and eligibility determination in whether or not the minimum qualifications for the position have been met. To receive full credit for relevant experience, please list the month/date/year and number of hours worked for experience listed on your resumé. It is suggested that you preview the entire announcement and online assessment questionnaire, to ensure that your resumé thoroughly describes how your skills and experience align to the criteria defined in the "Qualifications" section of this announcement and support your responses to the online assessment questionnaire. For resumé writing guidance, please visit USAJOBS Resources Center. 2. Vacancy assessment question responses: All applicants are required to complete vacancy question responses by clicking the apply online button of this vacancy announcement. 3. Submission of any required documents identified below, if applicable: Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible). CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PLAN (CTAP) OR INTERAGENCY CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PLAN (ICTAP) DOCUMENTATION: If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee, click CTAP/ICTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible. EDUCATION DOCUMENTATION: You are not required to submit transcripts for this initial phase of the application process. Candidates will be referred for consideration based on their self-certification. If you are selected for a position which has a positive education requirement (as described in the vacancy announcement) and/or you are qualifying solely on your education, you will be required to submit official transcripts verifying your qualifications prior to a job offer being issued. A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page. 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.

Department Information

Agency

Treasury, Departmental Offices

Department

Department of the Treasury

Location

Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States

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