Federal Housing Finance Agency

Position Title/Short Description

Full Text of JOE Listing:

Federal Housing Finance Agency
Division of Housing Mission and Goals
Office of Policy and Research

Economist

Announcement closes on 1/31/2020

First cut- off will be November 18, 2019 and every 2 weeks thereafter


The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is an independent federal agency established by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA) to build a better secondary mortgage market. FHFA is currently responsible for the oversight of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), and the Federal Home Loan Bank System, which includes the 11 Banks. FHFA’s mission is to ensure the safety and soundness of those regulated entities to serve as a reliable source of liquidity and funding for housing finance and community investments.

FHFA is seeking Ph.D. economists for the Office of Policy Analysis and Research with interests in housing, finance, mortgage markets, real estate, and risk management. Economists are expected to participate in policy work, contribute to projects related to market monitoring for safety and soundness, present work for feedback at internal, academic, and industry conferences, and conduct original research for publication in academic and professional journals. The position requires economists who are interested in applied, policy-oriented work and research in a team-oriented setting.

The selectee will gather and analyze data in support of topics like housing programs, risk-based capital, house price indexes, financial institutions and markets, secondary mortgage market operations, and other related topics to identify significant and emerging risks such as market, interest rate, operational and credit risks.

Ideal candidates will be able to demonstrate abilities with statistical, geographic information, visualization, or database software. The person should be comfortable with cleaning, transforming, and analyzing large datasets. Experience in SAS, SQL, or STATA is preferred. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in economics, finance, or a related field, with strong quantitative and data skills. Coursework should include at least 21 semester/31 quarter hours in economics and 3 semester/4 quarter hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus. Candidates must demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills. Salary is dependent on education and experience. Preferred start date is May 2020.

FHFA employees enjoy all the standard federal benefits plus additional agency-specific benefits and competitive salaries not tied to the traditional Governments General Schedule pay system.

Interested candidates must provide three letters of recommendation sent separately to 2020JobsForEconomists@fhfa.gov.

For an opportunity to interview at the ASSA Annual Meeting, please submit all materials by closing date, Monday, December 2, 2019. FHFA will be at Booth #113.

Interested candidates should click on the below link or cut and paste into a web browser to apply.

https://fhfa.govcloud.acendrefederal.com/?jati=328025F9-C5ED-86AD-1934-ADBBD1EB779C


For more information about the FHFA, visit our website at www.fhfa.gov





US Citizenship required
FHFA is an Equal Opportunity Employer