U.S. Census Bureau

Position Title/Short Description

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The Dallas-Fort Worth Federal Statistical Research Data Center (DFW FSRDC) seeks a full-time Administrator. The DFW FSRDC will be located inside the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (www.census.gov/about/adrm/fsrdc/locations/dfw.html), and provide a secure environment where qualified researchers conduct approved statistical research using restricted micro-level data collected by the Census Bureau and other agency partners.

Primary responsibilities include:

a) Assisting researchers in economics, geography, health policy, sociology, demography, and data science to develop successful FSRDC proposals;
b) Overseeing FSRDC daily operations;
c) Serving as a liaison between the Census and the FSRDC;
d) Assisting the Executive Director in marketing the center to the research community.

The Administrator will be a U.S. Census Bureau employee. The ideal candidate would have a Ph.D. in economics or other social science field, experience in multiple disciplines, a background in statistical methods and strong organizational skills.

This position is expected to start March 2018 before the center opening mid-2018. U.S. citizenship is required. The DFW FSRDC is doing informal recruiting in anticipation of a position posted by the Census Bureau in January 2018.

Please email inquiries to Wenhua Di, Executive Director of the DFW FSRDC, at wenhua.di@dal.frb.org. Include CV and writing sample.