JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)

August 1, 2018 - January 31, 2019

US Government Accountability Office

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Senior Economist

JOE ID Number: 2018-02_111460756
Date Posted: 09/27/2018
Date Inactive: 01/31/2019
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Senior Economist
Section: Full-Time Nonacademic
Location: Washington DC, District of Columbia, UNITED STATES
JEL Classification: 00 -- Default: Any Field
Keywords:
applied microeconomics
international economics
labor economics
Full Text of JOE Listing:

GAO (www.gao.gov) anticipates openings for economist positions. GAO is the oversight agency for the U.S. Congress. GAO contributes non-partisan, fact-based, objective analyses on federal government programs and policy. We seek PhD economists and PhD economics candidates who expect their degree in 2019. Candidates must have strong applied research and interpersonal skills. U.S. citizenship is required.

Since 2011, GAO has received top ranking among mid-size federal agencies for best workplace and support of diversity. GAO seeks a work environment where all employees are valued, treated fairly, and given opportunities to develop to their full potential.

Openings are anticipated in these mission teams:
Center for Economics, overseen by GAO’s Chief Economist (Applied Research and Methods) --- We are a diverse group of 30 PhD economists who contribute economic expertise and analyses to GAO reports. Economists in the Center have the flexibility to work with all of GAO’s public policy teams across all sectors of the economy and government. [All fields may apply].

International Affairs and Trade (IAT) --- IAT work covers a broad range of international policy issues including, for example, bilateral and multilateral foreign assistance, international trade policy and finance, foreign affairs managements, and countering foreign threats.

Application Requirements:
  • Application Instructions Below
Application Instructions:
To express interest in meeting at the AEA: Submit a resume, job market paper, transcript, and 3 reference letters to econrecruit@gao.gov

To apply for employment, you must apply through the USAJOBS links listed below. To meet the specialized work experience requirement, explain clearly in your USAJOBS resume how, in your PhD research or other work, you have applied statistical research techniques to collect and interpret data and developed new economic models or theories under the supervision of a senior colleague for a period of at least 1 year.

To express interest in meeting at the AEA: Submit as early as possible a resume, job market paper, transcript, and 3 reference letters to econrecruit@gao.gov We can then alert you when our USAJOBS openings are posted and schedule an AEA meeting with you. You will have to apply through USAJOBS to actually be considered for employment.

Each GAO Mission Team has a separate USAJOBS link. If interested in multiple teams, you must apply separately to each one.

To apply for employment at GAO, you must apply through the USAJOBS link(s) below by Monday November 26

• To apply to the Center for Economics:
For the public: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/514953300
For federal employees, veterans, individuals with a disability: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/514953000
• To apply to the International Affairs and Trade team:
For the public: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/514948600
For federal employees, veterans, individuals with a disability: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/514950700

Make sure to explain clearly in your USAJOBS resume how economics research or professional work you have done meets the specialized work requirement listed in the USAJOBS opening.