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Position Title: Economist (Direct Hire)
Agency: Veterans Benefits Administration
Announcement Number: CASK-10630077-20-TEB Opens in new window
Open Period: Thursday, November 14, 2019 to Wednesday, November 20, 2019

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Eligibilities

1. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:

you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy; AND,
your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

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To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.

A. Yes

B. No

2. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the Department of Veterans Affairs? If yes, confirm:

you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.

A. Yes

B. No

Assessment 1

This Economist position requires that applicants meet an Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) AND Specialized Experience. To meet the IOR, you must meet the basic requirements in education and/or experience to be qualified. To meet the experience requirement, you must have the specialized experience described below. Please select the best statement which describes your qualifications under the IOR and Specialized Experience.

1. From the descriptions below, please select the response that best describes your ability to meet the IOR for the Economist position at the GS 14 grade level.

A. I have a degree in economics that includes at least 21 semester credit hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting or calculus and one year of Specialized Experience at the GS-13 grade in Federal Service that included: 1) individual economic research assignments requiring planning, information assembly, analysis and evaluation, conclusions and report preparation; 2) supervisory or project coordination assignments involving a staff of professional economists, and requiring the evaluation and interpretation of economic information; or 3) teaching assignments in a college or university that included both class instruction in economics subjects and one of the following: (1) personal research that produced evidence of results, (2) direction of graduate theses in economics, or (3) service as a consultant or advisor on technical economics problems.

B. I have a combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown in A above or additional courses in the major and related field. A typical college degree would have included courses that involved analysis, writing, critical thinking or research; AND, One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade in Federal Service: 1) individual economic research assignments requiring planning, information assembly, analysis and evaluation, conclusions and report preparation; 2) supervisory or project coordination assignments involving a staff of professional economists, and requiring the evaluation and interpretation of economic information; or 3) teaching assignments in a college or university that included both class instruction in economics subjects and one of the following: (1) personal research that produced evidence of results, (2) direction of graduate theses in economics, or (3) service as a consultant or advisor on technical economics problems.

C. I do not have the IOR education and experience as listed in A or B.

2. From the statement below, select the statement that best describes your specialized experience that qualifies you at the GS-14 grade in Federal Service:

A. I possess at least one year of specialized experience, equivalent to at least the GS-13 level of the Federal service or small businesses, local, state, and government entities that included: 1) developing regulatory impact analyses and accounting statements; 2) Performing project formulation and conduct complex economic research and analysis of the findings; 3)Developing methodologies and approaches to economic research; 4)monitoring departmental compliance with major laws, rules and regulations.

B. I do not have specialized experience at the GS-13 grade equivalency as listed in A.

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