JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)
February 1, 2019 - July 31, 2019
U.S. Department of Labor
Position Title/Short Description
Section: Full-Time Nonacademic
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, UNITED STATES
JEL Classification: 00 -- Default: Any Field
Keywords:
Financial Economics
Health Economics
Retirement Income
Pensions
Health Insurance
Full Text of JOE Listing:
Come help us tackle healthcare reform and retirement security!!!
The Office of Policy and Research (OPR) is the research arm for the Assistant Secretary for the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), who is responsible for overseeing private benefit plans holding about $10 trillion in assets. Economists in OPR advance EBSA's mission by participating in the development and promulgation of all EBSA rules, assessing rules' economic impacts pursuant to applicable Office of Management and Budget and Congressional mandates, and conducting economic research to expand economic knowledge of employee benefits issues. They also provide statistical and data-analytical program support to other EBSA offices.
OPR has multiple vacancies for research economists. Applicants should have a strong background in
- applied microeconomics,
- financial economics, or
- health economics.
Application Requirements:
- Application Instructions Below
- Letters of Reference Instructions Below
Reference Instructions:
Application Instructions:
Apply through USAJOBS.
- Review the link explaining the federal application process, https://www.usajobs.gov/?c=fed-app-process.
- Apply to our posting in mid-March through www.usajobs.gov.
We will also provide additional information and a direct link to the posting on the USAJOBS site on https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/researchers.