Labor Economists for Evaluations of U.S. Department of Labor Projects U.S. and International

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in economics or related field required; PhD strongly preferred.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience required working in one or more DOL topic areas.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience required applying economic and/or labor expertise to evaluations or similar research activities in the U.S. or overseas.
• Minimum of 2 (two) years of experience leading or supervision evaluation/research teams, strongly preferred.
• Experience working with DOL or similar agencies, strongly preferred. 
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing rigorous (e.g., experimental or quasi-experimental) evaluations or similar research activities, strongly preferred.
• Experience designing and implementing household or firm-level surveys, strongly preferred.
• Proven experience and facility with empirical economic analysis--ideally of large data sets--including exploratory data analysis and causal modeling, strongly preferred.
• Excellent oral and written presentation skills, including leading the writing of technical reports on complex topics for diverse audiences, required.
• Demonstrated ability to operate in a team environment and effectively oversee the work of other team members, required.
• Expertise in statistical software packages (e.g., Stata, R) and/or other programming languages (such as Python) to conduct econometric modeling and statistical analysis, strongly preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), strongly preferred.

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