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Economist
Environmental Protection Agency · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
This position is in the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, Office of Pesticide Programs, Biological and Economic Analysis Division, Economic Analysis Branch. About: The Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention This is an office-centered position--you must physically report to one of the duty stations stated in this announcement on a regular basis (location TBD after candidate selected).
What You'll Do
- →You will: Conduct analyses of benefits, costs, and socio-economic impacts of regulatory and non-regulatory actions to inform Office of Pesticide Programs decisions.
- →Guide staff on socio-economic aspects of specific projects including policy analysis in support of pesticide registration, registration review decisions, and rule-making to implement pesticide policy.
- →Lead the development of analytical and quantitative methods including case studies, statistical or data analysis, econometrics, mathematical programming, and simulation modeling needed to conduct or improve policy analyses.
- →Advise division and office management on the concepts and theory of policy analysis and its application to pesticide regulatory actions.
- →One or more positions may be filled (in the organization advertised and/or in other organizations), if appropriate to the position.
Requirements
- ✓#LI-DNI You must meet time-in-grade requirements no later than 30 calendar days after the closing date of this announcement.
- ✓This position is designated as Moderate Risk and requires a background investigation.
- ✓Unless an appropriate background investigation is already on record with the Office of Personnel Management, you must undergo a background investigation.
- ✓All conditions of the pre-employment security process must be met before an official letter of employment can be issued with a report for duty date.
- ✓If you are selected, you will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure form within 30 days of your first day of employment and annually thereafter.
- ✓Economist: You must have a bachelor's or higher degree from an accredited or pre-accredited college or university in economics with at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus; OR a combination of education and experience with courses equivalent to a major, as listed.
- ✓For information about accreditation requirements, visit Accreditation.
Benefits
- ★Benefits will not change for current permanent EPA employees.
- ★If you are selected for this position, situational telework may be approved by your supervisor if you meet eligibility requirements, as allowable by agency policy and/or applicable collective bargaining agreement.
- ★EPA policy only allows telework to be approved situationally.
- ★Situational telework is for work or assignments of specific limited duration on an occasional, emergency, or ad hoc basis.
- ★NOTE: If you are an EPA employee who currently works at a remote work location (i.e., full-time telework), your approval for remote work does not transfer to this position, subject to Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 33e867dc-034c-4315-bffa-142fa8c38514
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