Economist Roster

WHAT IS THE LARGE BUSINESS AND INTERNATIONAL DIVISION?

Position(s) are to be filled in the following area(s): LBI - Director Treaty and Transfer Pricing Operations.

Consider each location carefully when applying. If you are selected for a location, that location will become your official post of duty.

Federal experience is not required. Experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or through volunteer service. 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 resume.

A degree in Economics that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus.

A combination of education and experience that includes courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Evaluation of Experience Examples of qualifying experience include:

Experience in related fields that did not involve the use and understanding of economic principles and theories may not be used as qualifying experience for these positions. Special attention on this point should be given to certain types of work that may or may not have provided professional economic experience. The following examples of work require special care in such determinations:

In addition to meeting basic requirements, to be eligible for this position at this grade level, you must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service.

• Experience performing research to locate new sources of data and analyses, interpreting pertinent information, and drawing conclusions for use in research studies;
• Experience in developing detailed specifications for all or a segment of the research study, presenting the data and analytical material in the form most suitable to the end users; delivering presentations of research and analysis, descriptive report writing; experience developing, analyzing, and presenting statistical information; experience working with economic and financial information in research projects; experience with statistical software packages; experience recognizing and adopting new techniques to fit the needs of research projects;
  
  experience dealing with and obtaining cooperation from professional employees both in and out of Government.
• OR EDUCATION Three (3) years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree in Economics that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus.
• OR A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in Economics that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus.
• OR COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE A combination of education and experience that includes courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

In addition to meeting basic requirements, to be eligible for this position at this grade level, you must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service.

• Experience conducting various kinds of economic research and analyses that require the study of the market environment for products and services, considering factors that may include competitive conditions, expected profitability, business practices and functions, transfers of property, useful life of assets, and/or rates of return.
• Experience reviewing and analyzing economic, financial, statistical, and/or tax data to determine the existence of potential economic issues.
• Experience analyzing factual information to recognize and evaluate relevant and impactful factors, draw rational economic…