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Quantitative Analyst - Interdisciplinary
Location:
Washington, DC
Description:
Summary This position is located at Departmental Offices,Domestic Finance-Office of Financial Research. As a/an Quantitative Analyst - Interdisciplinary, you will serve as a Quantitative Analyst in the Office of Financial Research (OFR), Department of the Treasury, reporting to the Associate Director in an assigned section in the OFRs Research and Analysis Center. Duties The following are the duties of this position at the OR-53. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties and will receive training to help you grow in this position. Plan, formulate, conduct, evaluate, and carry out a wide range of financial and technical research and analysis relating to assigned duties and responsibilities. Provide data, information, research, quantitative, and technical support on issues relevant to the OFRs research agenda. Ensure the provision of authoritative data, analysis, and information to the Director, the Deputy Director of the Research and Analysis Center, the Associate Director, OFR Researchers, and, through them, to FSOC members and other senior FSOC officials as requested on all matters pertaining to their sector. Establish and maintain, with others, data and information systems, including information sharing arrangements with State, Federal, and foreign regulatory authorities; obtain data and information jointly with such authorities; obtain information from public sources; independently collect information and data, when necessary and in accordance with the Act. Participate in interagency working groups on questions pertaining to assigned issue areas; prepare replies to inquiries from the general public and members of Congress regarding assigned subject areas; consult with other professionals within the OFR, other Federal agencies, and outside the U.S. Government, and with Congressional staff on various financial issues. Requirements Conditions of Employment Key Requirements: Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National. A one-year probationary period may be required. Must successfully complete a background investigation. Public Trust - Background Investigation will be required. All new hires will be required to comply with federal ethics laws. A review of financial or other interests may be conducted to determine if they create any real or apparent conflict of interests with official Treasury duties. Complete a to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency. Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer. If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the or are exempt from having to do so. Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the . Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S. Please refer to the " Additional Information " section for additional Conditions of Employment . Qualifications You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For the OR-53, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the OR-52 grade level in the Federal service . Specialized Experience for this position includes: Independently utilizing quantitative methods from statistics, mathematics, or econometrics to research, analyze, develop reports and presentations addressing technical problems related to financial markets or financial institutions. AND Querying large data sets; utilizing SQL (MS SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.) and NoSQL (HDFS/Hadoop, Hive, Pig, Impala, etc.) databases; with experience programming in Python and at least one of the following: R, Spark, Matlab, Stata, C, Perl, or Java; AND Experience independently performing analysis of economic, financial, or asset-pricing data using Stata, SPSS, SAS, or econometric methods. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For the OR-52, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the OR-51 grade level in the Federal service . Specialized Experience for this position includes: Using quantitative methods from statistics, mathematics, or econometrics to conduct research and analysis of technical problems related to financial markets or financial institutions; and developing written reports and presentations of methods and findings from the analyses, AND Querying data sets; working with SQL (MS SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.) and/or NoSQL (HDFS/Hadoop, Hive, Pig, Impala, etc.) databases; and programming in Python with experience in one of the following: R, Spark, Matlab, Stata, C, Perl, or Java; AND Analyzing economic, financial, or asset-pricing data using Stata, SPSS, SAS, or econometric methods. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For the OR-51, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the OR-43 grade level in the Federal service . Specialized Experience for this position includes: Experience using, under the supervision and direction of senior staff, quantitative methods from statistics, mathematics, or econometrics to research and analyze issues related to financial markets or financial institutions producing written reports and presentations of methods and findings AND Experience querying data sets; working with SQL (MS SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.) and/or NoSQL (HDFS/Hadoop, Hive, Pig, Impala, etc.) databases; and programming in one or more of the following: Python, R, Spark, Matlab, Stata, C, Perl, or Java; AND Experience performing, under the supervision of senior staff, analysis of economic, financial, or asset-pricing data using Stata, SPSS, SAS, or econometric methods. OR 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree as described in the individual occupation requirements specified in this announcement. OR You may qualify on a combination of education and experience. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education. The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or . One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resumé. How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. This announcement is issued under the "direct-hire" authority. Consistent with 5 U.S.C. 3304(a)(3) and OPM regulations (5 CFR 337 Subpart B) on direct-hire: All candidates who meet all the qualifications and other eligibility requirements may be referred for consideration. Competitive examining rules providing for rating and ranking and veterans' preference do not apply. Your application includes your resumé, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resumé includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resumé may result in a "not qualified" determination. Referral : All candidates who meet all the qualifications and other eligibility requirements may be referred for consideration. Competitive examining rules providing for rating and ranking and veterans' preference do not apply.If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee (eligible for the ) you must have a score of 85 or better to be rated as "well qualified" to receive special selection priority. Required Documents A complete application includes: 1. A resume: All applicants are required to submit a resumé, either by creating one in USAJOBS, or uploading one of their own choosing. (Cover letters are optional.) Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, your resume will still be accepted, however only the first 5 pages will be reviewed and considered for qualifications and eligibility determination in whether or not the minimum qualifications for the position have been met. To receive full credit for relevant experience, please list the month/date/year and number of hours worked for experience listed on your resumé. It is suggested that you preview the entire announcement and online assessment questionnaire, to ensure that your resumé thoroughly describes how your skills and experience align to the criteria defined in the "Qualifications" section of this announcement and support your responses to the online assessment questionnaire. For resumé writing guidance, please visit . 2. Vacancy assessment question responses: All applicants are required to complete vacancy question responses by clicking the apply online button of this vacancy announcement.3. Submission of any required documents identified below, if applicable: Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible). CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PLAN (CTAP) OR INTERAGENCY CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PLAN (ICTAP) DOCUMENTATION: If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee, click for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible. EDUCATION DOCUMENTATION: You are not required to submit transcripts for this initial phase of the application process. Candidates will be referred for consideration based on their self-certification. If you are selected for a position which has a positive education requirement (as described in the vacancy announcement) and/or you are qualifying solely on your education, you will be required to submit official transcripts verifying your qualifications prior to a job offer being issued. A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to . If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the . If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating. PDN-9c1be713-613c-438a-b3ca-2480d19b8bd2
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U.S. Department Of The Treasury
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Posted:
May 23 on Professional Diversity Network
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