JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)

August 1, 2022 - January 31, 2023

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

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Market Risk Analysis Division (Market RAD)
Financial Economist / Senior Financial Economist

JOE ID Number: 2022-02_111469992
Date Posted: 09/20/2022
Date Inactive: 01/31/2023
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Financial Economist / Senior Financial Economist
Section: Full-Time Nonacademic
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, UNITED STATES
JEL Classifications:
G -- Financial Economics
C -- Mathematical and Quantitative Methods
E -- Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics
D -- Microeconomics
Keywords:
Financial Economics, Quantitative Finance, Derivatives, Risk Management, Econometric Methods and Modeling, Financial Markets, Financial Institutions and Services, Valuation of Financial Institutions, Payment Systems, FinTech, AI/Machine Learning
Full Text of JOE Listing:

Market Risk Analysis Division (Market RAD) of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) in Washington D.C. has openings for financial economists and senior financial economists. The OCC charters, regulates, and supervises all national banks, federal branches, and agencies of foreign banks and federal savings associations. Financial Economists in Market RAD conduct quantitative analysis and research to provide supervision support and to advise the OCC senior management on policy and regulation in capital markets area. Financial Economists in Market RAD also conduct research and analysis on the topics of banking, financial markets and general financial economics that are related to the OCC’s mission.

At the junior level, candidates will have a demonstrated interest and capability in market risk analysis and research as evidenced by completed scholarly research work in related areas and defending their research dissertation in Economics, Finance, Statistics, or related field in a timely manner, or an equivalent combination of education and industry experience. At the senior level, the successful candidate will have a demonstrated expertise as evidenced by a substantial publication record and/or significant financial industry experience in related areas. The successful candidate will be expected to maintain an active research agenda relevant to the OCC’s missions and participate on bank exams reviewing banks’ quantitative models used in capital markets activities.

Candidates must be U.S. citizens or U.S. nationals.

The OCC is among the top places to work in the federal government. OCC employees enjoy all the standard federal benefits plus additional agency-specific benefits and competitive salaries not tied to the traditional government’s General Schedule pay system. We offer comprehensive and generous benefits package including a wide choice of subsidized health insurance plans, free OCC dental and vision insurance, and a pension plan. To learn more about OCC specific pay and benefits, see https://careers.occ.gov/pay-and-benefits/index-pay-benefits.html.

Application Requirements:
  • External Application URL and Instructions Below
Application deadline: 12/09/2022
Application Instructions:
We are accepting applications for Financial Economists through December 9, 2022. To
learn more about the role and to submit an application, please visit: USAJOBS -
Financial Economist<https://www.usajobs.gov/job/689205500>