JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)
August 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025
U.S. Census Bureau
Position Title/Short Description
Section: Full-Time Nonacademic
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, UNITED STATES
JEL Classifications:
00 -- 00 - Default: Any Field
C0 -- General
D0 -- General
I0 -- General
J0 -- General
L0 -- General
R0 -- General
Keywords:
Applied Econometrics
Public Economics
Housing Economics
Real Estate Economics
Survey
Transportation Economics
Environmental Economics
Health Economics
Labor Economics
Industrial Organization
Environmental Economics
Government
Federal
Full Text of JOE Listing:
The Center for Economic Studies (CES) and the Social, Economic and Housing Statistics Division (SEHSD) at the U.S. Census Bureau anticipate multiple job openings.
Highlights:
-Access to confidential microdata.
-Impactful research.
-Hybrid work environment in the Greater Washington DC area.
-Same campus as the BLS and BEA.
-On-campus childcare and gym.
Benefits:
-Retirement (TSP and pension).
-Insurance (including health, vision and dental).
-Leave (including holidays, annual, sick, and paid parental).
-Eligible for public service loan forgiveness.
-And much more!
Responsibilities:
-Maintaining, evaluating, and improving data collection and processing.
-Presenting research at professional conferences.
-Publishing working papers and peer-reviewed articles.
-Writing descriptive reports.
-Responding to inquiries from Congress, the press, and the public.
Qualifications:
-U.S. citizenship required.
-PhD-level research experience in economics or related field required.
-Experience with:
--Administrative, household-, firm-, and/or industry-level data.
--Applied econometrics, statistical analysis, and/or big data techniques.
Fields of interest include: applied microeconomics, econometrics, labor, industrial organization, housing, poverty, education, health, transportation, and environmental economics.
The Census Bureau is an equal opportunity employer. All positions subject to budgetary approval. All JOE materials should be submitted by November 17th for full consideration.
Links:
Federal resume guidelines: https://help.test.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include
Benefits: https://www.census.gov/about/census-careers/working-at-census/employee-benefits.html
SEHSD working papers: https://www.census.gov/library/working-papers/series/sehsd-wp.html
CES working papers: https://www.census.gov/library/working-papers/series/ces-wp.html
Application Requirements:
- Letters of Reference
- Transcripts
- Job Market Paper
- Cover Letter
- CV
Application Instructions:
Both the JOE application and the USAJOBS application should be completed.
Questions about the application process or the job itself? Email Dr. Sean Larkin at sean.m.larkin@census.gov.