Regional Economist, CG-0110-13/14

Summary This position is located in the Division of Insurance and Research,  of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and provides support in the areas of projects related to enhancing the Corporation's programs for identifying, monitoring and addressing existing and emerging aggregate risks to the Corporation's deposit insurance funds. Learn more about this agency Requirements Conditions of Employment Registration with the Selective Service. U.S. Citizenship is required.   Employment Conditions. Completion of Financial Disclosure may be required. Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) required 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: 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. In addition to meeting the Basic Requirement above, applicants must also meet the minimum qualifications to be considered: CG-13 To qualify, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the 12 grade level or above in the Federal service.  Specialized experience is defined as work as an Economist using principles and theories to perform analyses of the financial services industry; financial markets; real estate markets; and national, international, or regional economic developments; to design and use financial and data analysis models; and to analyze written reports and quantitative data. CG-14 To qualify, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the 13 grade level or above in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as work as an Economist using principles and theories to perform analyses of the financial services industry; financial markets; real estate markets; and national, international, or regional economic developments; to design and use financial and data analysis models; and to analyze written reports and quantitative data. This experience requires conceptualization of large or complex economic problems (such as but not limited to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) calculations, economic forecasting and/or modeling, recessionary effects, real estate, energy, agriculture, fiscal policy implications, international economic impact on the national economy) and the development of new techniques and original methods. Education See requirements stated under QUALIFICATIONS. Additional information Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement. Selectee(s) for this position will be required to report to their duty station office two days per week. To read about your rights and responsibilities as an applicant for Federal employment, click here. If selected, you may be required to serve a probationary period. The range of pay shown includes base pay plus supplemental locality adjustments. The locality rates for these duty locations range from a low of 33.01% to a high of 40.07%. Pay will vary by grade level and the locality rate for the geographic location where the position is located. For more on FDIC locality rates, click here. Salary reflects a pay cap for this position of 252,500. Read more Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits. In addition to the regular benefits offered by Federal agencies, the FDIC offers additional benefits to its employees. These benefits, some at minimal cost, are some of the best and most competitive in both the private and public sectors. To find out more, click here. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.