Office of Economic Research
Economist/Statistician
Announcement opens on 02/05/2021 closes on 02/19/2021.
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is the independent federal agency ensuring safety and soundness of the government-sponsored housing-finance entities Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Federal Home Loan Banks.
FHFA seeks Economists/Statisticians in the Economic Modeling Branch of the Division of Research and Statistics. You will develop and maintain statistical/econometric models to support policy making and supervision. Topics include consumer/borrower behavior, credit risk, mortgage and housing market dynamics, and institution behavior. This work will support housing programs, risk-based capital, house-price indexes, financial institutions and markets, secondary mortgage market operations, and emerging risks in housing finance.
Ph.D. candidates must finish their degree and be available to start employment around June 2021.
FHFA employees enjoy all standard federal benefits, plus additional agency-specific benefits and competitive salaries matching other financial regulators(not tied to the traditional General Schedule pay system).
Interested candidates should click on the link or “cut and paste” in a browser.
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/590402800
For additional information, visit our website at www.fhfa.gov.
US Citizenship required
FHFA is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Application Deadline:
Please submit all materials and finish the online application by 02/19/2021. The application period may be extended by an additional week.
For questions about the application process, contact Arlene Thurston by email at arlene.thurston@fhfa.gov or phone at 202-860-6514.
