The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) seeks junior and senior economists. Ideal candidates have a Ph.D. or research background or interests in manufactured homes, multifamily housing, or survey methodology. Current agency priorities include sustainable homeownership, mortgage credit access, and housing supply.
https://www.usajobs.gov/job/809449400
The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s mission is to ensure that the regulated entities operate in a safe and sound manner so that they serve as a reliable source of liquidity and funding for housing finance and community investment. The Division of Research and Statistics (DRS) produces and disseminates high quality data, research, statistics, and analysis to internal and external stakeholders. DRS serves as a leading source of informative research, accessible data, and recognized expertise in housing finance. Our colleagues have broad backgrounds in banking, energy, environmental, finance, housing, industrial organization, labor, macroeconomics, mortgage markets, real estate, and urban economics.
A candidate should be highly motivated, exhibit sound empirical research skills, and be able to demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills. The person should be comfortable with cleaning, transforming, and analyzing large datasets while coding with statistical software. Candidates should have a Ph.D. in economics, finance, political science, public administration, computer science, statistics, or a related field by the start of employment. The preferred start period is summer 2025.