- Position Title
- Supervisor Research and Analysis
- Agency
- Treasury, Departmental Offices
- Announcement Number
- 25-DO-12-DH Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, October 30, 2024 to Wednesday, April 30, 2025
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
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Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
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Are you a surplus or displaced Federal employee eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)? Click CTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
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Are you a displaced Federal employee eligible under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)? Click ICTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
Preferences
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Select the series you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one series.
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Are you currently serving or have served in the last five years in a Political Appointment in the Federal Government?
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Where did you learn about this Department of the Treasury job opportunity?
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If you were born a male after December 31, 1959, and are at least 18 years of age, have you registered with the Selective Service System (select "Not applicable" if this question does not apply to you)?
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Are you a current Federal employee?
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If you are, or ever were a Federal civilian employee, indicate the pay plan and grade level or pay band of the highest graded position you have ever held.
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Have you attended any of Treasury's information sessions? (Please click all that apply.)
Assessment 1
- Basic Requirements for Economist, 0110
A. Degree: Economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus. OR
B. Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
Examples of qualifying experience include:
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.
OR
- Basic Requirements for Mathematician, 1520
A. Degree: mathematics; or the equivalent of a major that included at least 24 semester hours in mathematics. OR
B. Combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major in mathematics (including at least 24 semester hours in mathematics), as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
The total course work in either A or B above must have included differential and integral calculus and, in addition, four advanced mathematics courses requiring calculus or equivalent mathematics courses as a prerequisite.
OR
3. Basic Requirements for Statistician, 1530
- Degree: that included 15 semester hours in statistics (or in mathematics and statistics, provided at least 6 semester hours were in statistics), and 9 additional semester hours in one or more of the following: physical or biological sciences, medicine, education, or engineering; or in the social sciences including demography, history, economics, social welfare, geography, international relations, social or cultural anthropology, health sociology, political science, public administration, psychology, etc. Credit toward meeting statistical course requirements should be given for courses in which 50 percent of the course content appears to be statistical methods, e.g., courses that included studies in research methods in psychology or economics such as tests and measurements or business cycles, or courses in methods of processing mass statistical data such as tabulating methods or electronic data processing. OR
- Combination of education and experience -- courses as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The experience should have included a full range of professional statistical work such as (a) sampling, (b) collecting, computing, and analyzing statistical data, and (c) applying statistical techniques such as measurement of central tendency, dispersion, skewness, sampling error, simple and multiple correlation, analysis of variance, and tests of significance.
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You must meet the minimum basic educational/experience requirements for professional Economist, Mathematician, or Statistician positions in the Federal government. Choose the answer which best describes your basic qualifications.
6. Specialized experience for the Band 60, (GS 14): An applicant must have one year of specialized experience at or, equivalent to at least the Band 53 (GS-13) in the Federal service, directly related to the position to be filled and that has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position includes:
Examples areas may include, but not limited to:
Financial activity; identifying and evaluating innovations and their impact on financial markets, institutions, and the economy, where innovations could include economic, political, and technological developments and existing or proposed policies; experience assessing threats to financial stability; applying complex statistical techniques to facilitate economic research; preparing reports, memoranda, articles, presentations, or similar materials on complex economic problems and presenting findings to management, policymakers, or research communities, or through publication.
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Asset-backed securities; asset management; commercial banking; credit and equity markets; derivatives and structured products; high-frequency trading; housing finance; insurance; options and futures; and short-term funding.
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- Experience in a senior or leadership position, directing a program or group conducting short and long-term research and analysis of economic phenomena.
Examples areas may include, but not limited to:
Financial activity; identifying and evaluating innovations and their impact on financial markets, institutions, and the economy, where innovations could include economic, political, and technological developments and existing or proposed policies; experience assessing threats to financial stability; applying complex statistical techniques to facilitate economic research; preparing reports, memoranda, articles, presentations, or similar materials on complex economic problems and presenting findings to management, policymakers, or research communities, or through publication.
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- Providing direction, advice, and guidance to a team performing research and analysis that focuses on financial stability for specific sectors and activities in the financial system.
Asset-backed securities; asset management; commercial banking; credit and equity markets; derivatives and structured products; high-frequency trading; housing finance; insurance; options and futures; and short-term funding.
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- Preparing analytical research finding reports for management officials, based on projects related to data collection, analysis, and research of specific financial sectors, which outline findings, solutions, or recommendations for improvements.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
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Do you meet the specialized experience as listed in A, B, and C above?
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Select the ONE response of the options given that best represents your highest level of experience conducting research on the functioning of financial markets and institutions and including broad systemic risk measurement?
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Select the ONE statement that best describes your highest level of experience in conducting research on topics related to financial stability, financial markets, or financial institutions.
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Select the ONE response that represents your highest level of experience in researching financial topics.
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I have used the following economic, financial, statistical, or mathematical techniques. (Select all that apply)
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Select the ONE software package you have used most outside a classroom setting to conduct research on financial markets, financial institutions, or risks to financial stability.
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Select the ONE statement that demonstrates your highest level of experience conducting research relevant for financial system policy or regulation.
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What financial or economic topics do you have experience with? (Select all that apply)
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Select the choice(s) that describe your experience in developing reports on financial markets, financial institutions, financial stability, and/or financial risk management. (Select all that apply)
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Which of the following have you done as a routine part of your academic or work experience? (Select all that apply)
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Select ONE response that best describes your experience communicating effectively.
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Select ONE response that best describes your experience communicating your thoughts, ideas, and information in writing.
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I have communicated, in writing, in-depth finance or economic topics in: (Select all that apply)
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I have provided oral presentations to: (Select all that apply)
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Choose the statements that best describe your experience strategically managing personnel resources.
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From the following list, please identify all that you have performed at work:
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Select the response(s) that reflect your experience setting priorities and proving advice and instructions.