Economist

**Duties**:
The following are the duties of this position at the **GS-12**. 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.

As a **Economist**, you will:

- Advise HUD field office program directors on economic matters and the market analysis aspects of the Department's programs, including economic conditions and the impact of HUD activities on localities within the assigned jurisdiction.
- Provide economic intelligence to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Affairs for PD&R and Director of Economic & Market Analysis Division for PDR, including the regional summary information and local market area profiles for the Secretary's U.S. Housing Market Conditions quarterly report.

**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.
- Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment 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 Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
- Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form i-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
- Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
- Please refer to "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 **GS-12** grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the **GS-11** grade level in the Federal service**.Specialized Experience** for this position includes:

- Collecting and analyzing economic data of labor markets, economic developments, demographics, and housing market trends; **AND**:

- Preparing briefing papers, memoranda, reports and presentations regarding economic developments and make basic recommendations to upper management;** AND**:

- Making market feasibility determinations for housing proposals.

**Specialized Experience**:For the **GS-11** grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the **GS-09** grade level in the Federal service**.Specialized Experience** for this position includes:

- Collecting and analyzing economic data of labor markets, economic developments, demographics, and housing market trends; **AND**:

- Preparing briefing papers, memoranda, reports and presentations regarding economic developments.

**OR Education**:You may substitute education for general or specialized experience as follows:

- **3 years of progressively higher level graduate education, directly related to the position, leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree;**

**OR Combination**:You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the specialized experience requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the education 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.
- **Specialized Experience**:For the **GS-09** grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the **GS-07** grade level in the Federal service**.Specialized Experience** for this position includes:

- Collecting and analyzing economic data of labor markets, economic developments, demographics, and housing market trends.

**OR Education**:You may substitute education for general or specialized experience as follows:

- **2 years of progressively higher level graduate education, directly related to the position, leading to a master's degree or equivalent graduate degree.**

**OR Combination**:You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the specialized experience requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the education requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 18 semester hours (27 quarter hours) may be