Duties
The following are the duties of this position at the OR-53. 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.
- Plan, formulate, conduct, evaluate, and carry out a wide range of financial and technical research and analysis relating to assigned duties and responsibilities.
- Provide data, information, research, quantitative, and technical support on issues relevant to the OFRs research agenda.
- Ensure the provision of authoritative data, analysis, and information to the Director, the Deputy Director of the Research and Analysis Center, the Associate Director, OFR Researchers, and, through them, to FSOC members and other senior FSOC officials as requested on all matters pertaining to their sector.
- Establish and maintain, with others, data and information systems, including information sharing arrangements with State, Federal, and foreign regulatory authorities; obtain data and information jointly with such authorities; obtain information from public sources; independently collect information and data, when necessary and in accordance with the Act.
- Participate in interagency working groups on questions pertaining to assigned issue areas; prepare replies to inquiries from the general public and members of Congress regarding assigned subject areas; consult with other professionals within the OFR, other Federal agencies, and outside the U.S. Government, and with Congressional staff on various financial issues.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
Key Requirements
- Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
- A one-year probationary period may be required.
- Must successfully complete a background investigation.
- Public Trust - Background Investigation will be required.
- All new hires will be required to comply with federal ethics laws. A review of financial or other interests may be conducted to determine if they create any real or apparent conflict of interests with official Treasury duties.
- Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
- Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
- If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
- Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
- Please refer to the "Additional Information" section for additional Conditions of Employment.
Qualifications
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For the OR-53, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the OR-52 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes:
- Independently utilizing quantitative methods from statistics, mathematics, or econometrics to research, analyze, develop reports and presentations addressing technical problems related to financial markets or financial institutions. AND
- Querying large data sets; utilizing SQL (MS SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.) and NoSQL (HDFS/Hadoop, Hive, Pig, Impala, etc.) databases; with experience programming in Python and at least one of the following: R, Spark, Matlab, Stata, C, Perl, or Java; AND
- Experience independently performing analysis of economic, financial, or asset-pricing data using Stata, SPSS, SAS, or econometric methods.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For the OR-52, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the OR-51 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes:
- Using quantitative methods from statistics, mathematics, or econometrics to conduct research and analysis of technical problems related to financial markets or financial institutions; and developing written reports and presentations of methods and findings from the analyses, AND
- Querying data sets; working with SQL (MS SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.) and/or NoSQL (HDFS/Hadoop, Hive, Pig, Impala, etc.) databases; and programming in Python with experience in one of the following: R, Spark, Matlab, Stata, C, Perl, or Java; AND
- Analyzing economic, financial, or asset-pricing data using Stata, SPSS, SAS, or econometric methods.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For the OR-51, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the OR-43 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes:
- Experience using, under the supervision and direction of senior staff, quantitative methods from statistics, mathematics, or econometrics to research and analyze issues related to financial markets or financial institutions producing written reports and presentations of methods and findings AND
- Experience querying data sets; working with SQL (MS SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.) and/or NoSQL (HDFS/Hadoop, Hive, Pig, Impala, etc.) databases; and programming in one or more of the following: Python, R, Spark, Matlab, Stata, C, Perl, or Java; AND
- Experience performing, under the supervision of senior staff, analysis of economic, financial, or asset-pricing data using Stata, SPSS, SAS, or econometric methods.
OR
- 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree as described in the individual occupation requirements specified in this announcement.
OR
- You may qualify on a combination of education and experience. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.
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.
Individual Occupational Requirements
Basic Requirements for Economist, 0110: 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.
Basic Requirements for Mathematician, 1520: A. Degree: mathematics; or the equivalent of a major that included at least 24 semester hours in mathematics. OR B. Combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major in mathematics (including at least 24 semester hours in mathematics), as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
Basic Requirements for Statistician, 1530: A. Degree: that included 15 semester hours in statistics (or in mathematics and statistics, provided at least 6 semester hours were in statistics), and 9 additional semester hours in one or more of the following: physical or biological sciences, medicine, education, or engineering.
Additional Information
OTHER INFORMATION:
- We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
- This is a non-bargaining unit position.
- Relocation expenses will not be paid.
- We offer opportunities for telework.
- We offer opportunities for flexible work schedules.
- This position requires that the successful candidate undergo personnel vetting, which includes a background investigation and enrollment upon onboarding into "Continuous Vetting." Enrollment in Continuous Vetting will result in automated record checks being conducted throughout one's employment with Treasury. The successful candidate will also be enrolled into FBI's Rap Back service, which will allow Treasury to receive notification from the FBI of criminal matters (e.g., arrests, charges, convictions) involving enrolled individuals in near real-time.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended and Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 as amended, that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a reasonable accommodation in your online application. Requests for Reasonable Accommodations for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for Reasonable Accommodation must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for Reasonable Accommodations are made on a case-by-case basis.
OFR's benefits package includes:
- Challenging work, opportunities for advancement, federal and non-federal benefits and competitive salaries
- Eleven paid holidays, 13 days of sick leave, and 13 to 26 days of vacation time each year
- Health insurance plans, paying a substantial amount (up to 75%) of the health insurance premiums, coverage for pre-existing conditions, and no waiting period.
- Retirement program, including employer-matching contributions
- Supplemental dental and vision coverage at no cost to the employee, long and short term disability coverage, domestic partner subsidies (where applicable), 24-hour business travel accident insurance, and enhanced life insurance coverage.
- Performance-based merit pay program designed to reward employees for excellent performance
For more information on OFR's benefits, visit: https://www.financialresearch.gov/compensation-and-benefits/
Learn more about Federal benefits programs at: https://help.usajobs.gov/index.php/Pay_and_Benefi
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