Economist (Direct Hire) - Washington, United States - US National Telecommunications and Information Administration

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Duties:

As an Economist, you will perform the following duties:

  • Serve as an authoritative technical advisor and ensure that high-level policy makers are provided with accurate, meaningful, and properly evaluated economic analysis and advice.
  • Conduct economic studies which gather, analyze, and interpret economic information specific to the mission of the organization, which impacts the economic wellbeing of our society. Utilize knowledge on how to value and price scarce spectrum resources for auctions, leasing, and secondary markets. Provide guidance involving economic issues affecting spectrum management and wireless telecommunications.
  • Draft, edit, and publish major reports that address short and longterm policy needs associated with spectrum and/or telecommunications issues related to, for example, regulatory procedures and governance, marketbased alternatives, technical standards, incentivebased approaches, incumbent rights and responsibilities, spectrum valuation, and wireless broadband deployment.
  • Conduct policyoriented research and development of innovative approaches to existing and new problems in spectrum management and telecommunications policy. Provide research, and conducts analysis necessary to meet short and longterm policy needs related to spectrum and communications issues.

This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Economist GS positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience.

Requirements:


Conditions of Employment:


  • You must successfully pass a background investigation. This may include a credit check, a review of financial issues, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use of possession of drugs.
  • You must be able to attain and maintain a
    SECRET clearance.
  • A probationary period may be required.
  • All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
  • License required: NO
  • Preemployment physical required: NO
  • Bargaining Unit Position: NO
  • Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE form 450)
    :NO:
  • Permanent Change of Duty Station (PCS)

Expense:
WILL NOT be paid

  • Relocation incentive maybe offered. (Current Federal employees only.)
  • Recruitment incentive maybe offered. (New employees only.)

Qualifications:

To qualify at the GS-14 level you must meet the following education and experience:


BASIC REQUIREMENT:

A.

Bachelor's degree (or higher) in 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.


AND

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:

Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service.

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.

This experience need not have been in the federal government.


To qualify at the GS-14 grade, you must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 in the Federal service.


Specialized experience is defined as:

  • Serving as a consultant or advisor on technical economics problems or economic analysis that include costs and demand assessments, calculation of fees, and proposals on the efficient use;
  • Formulating, programming, and guiding projects or programs involving economic issues (such as radiocommunications, satellite communications, or broadband wireless communications etc.); and
  • Developing reports containing strategies or new economic approaches to technical issues for stakeholders or policy makers consideration.


Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations e.g., professional; philanthropic, religious; spiritual; community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies; knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.


Education:

See Qualifications section above.


Additional information:


CTAP applicants MUST submit the following documents:

  • A copy of your specific RIF notice; notice of proposed removal for failure to relocate; a Certificate of Expected Separation (CES); or certification that you are in a surplus organization or occupation (this could be a position abolishment letter, a notice eligibility for discontinued service retirement, or similar notice).
  • A copy of your
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