Economic Advisor (Economist)

Location

Alexandria, VA | United States

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Economic Advisor (Economist)

Division: Evaluation and Assessment Capability (OIA/EAC)

Office: Integrative Activities (OD/OIA)

Job Type:

STEM

Appointment Type:

Temporary / Rotator

Pay Grade/Scale:

AD-04

Position Summary

The Evaluation and Assessment Capability (EAC) Section within the Office of Integrative Activities (OIA) at the National Science Foundation (NSF) announces a nationwide search to fill an Economic Advisor position. Formal consideration of interested applications will begin on March 25, 2024, and will continue until a selection is made.

EAC supports NSF decision makers by studying programs and activities and their impact on the people who participate in and benefit from NSF investments. EAC also provides centralized resources and guidance for data collection, analysis, evaluation design, surveys, and enterprise analytics. EAC engages stakeholders in identifying learning priorities which drive a broad portfolio of projects that use qualitative and quantitative methods, from descriptive analysis to advances in modeling, network analysis, and machine learning.

For more information on EAC please click here. 

Position Description

The Economic Advisor provides consultation and guidance to the Chief Evaluation Officer/EAC Section Head in a) the formulation of the NSF’s economic analysis goals, objectives, and priorities; b) Return on Investment (ROI) analyses for the basic research impacts to the U.S. economy, national security, innovation, and other areas of interest; c) the integration of priorities into effective strategies and programs; d) the implementation of program planning, implementation, and evaluation procedures; e) conduct of economic studies including econometric modeling and forecasting; and f) oversight of programmatic economic activities across OIA and NSF.

Specific duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Conduct agency-wide Return on Investment (ROI) analyses for the basic research impacts to the U.S. economy, national security, innovation, and other areas of interest. 
• Design, coordinate, and oversee econometric and other types of modeling of programmatic initiatives and activities. 
• Provide technical advice on development of economic models and provide feedback to staff on technical adjustments to improve model robustness.
• Conduct or lead research projects, studies, and analyses, provide advice, and develop recommendations on issues facing NSF, with particular attention to describing, understanding, and estimating how NSF contributes to the U.S. and global STEM enterprise.
• Support development and maintenance of NSF-specific price index for use by NSF in its budget analyses, long-range planning, and budget justifications to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Congress.

The position recruited under this announcement will be filled under the following appointment option(s):

Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Assignment: Individuals eligible for an IPA assignment with a Federal agency include employees of State and local government agencies or institutions of higher education, Indian tribal governments, and other eligible organizations in instances where such assignments would be of mutual benefit to the organizations involved. Initial assignments under IPA provisions may be made for a period up to two years, with a possible extension for up to an additional two-year period. The individual remains an employee of the home institution and NSF provides the negotiated funding toward the assignee's salary and benefits. Initial IPA assignments are made for a one-year period and may be extended by mutual agreement. 

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