Analyst in Natural Resources Policy
ABOUT THE GRADUATE RECRUIT PROGRAM:
Initial appointments under the Graduate Recruit Program will be made for a period up to 120 days beginning in the spring/summer of 2018. Initial appointments are expected to convert to permanent, contingent upon participants' performance and completion of all degree requirements, and availability of funding. Those students who return to school to complete their advanced degree program may be eligible for a permanent position once they obtain their degree.
ABOUT CRS:
CRS works exclusively for the United States Congress, providing policy and legal analysis to committees and Members of both the House and Senate, regardless of party affiliation. As shared staff to congressional committees and Members of Congress, CRS experts assist at every stage of the legislative process—from the early considerations that precede bill drafting, through committee hearings and floor debate, to the oversight of enacted laws and various agency activities.
CRS works exclusively for the United States Congress, providing policy and legal analysis to committees and Members of both the House and Senate, regardless of party affiliation. As shared staff to congressional committees and Members of Congress, CRS experts assist at every stage of the legislative process—from the early considerations that precede bill drafting, through committee hearings and floor debate, to the oversight of enacted laws and various agency activities.
CRS is well known for analysis that is authoritative, confidential, objective, and nonpartisan. Its highest priority is to ensure that Congress has immediate access to the nation's best thinking on public policy issues of interest to its Members and Committees.
Responsibilities
The analyst will locate and interpret factual information; conduct research; prepare objective, non-partisan descriptive, background, and analytical reports and custom memoranda; and participate in team research projects and seminars.
Responsibilities
The analyst will locate and interpret factual information; conduct research; prepare objective, non-partisan descriptive, background, and analytical reports and custom memoranda; and participate in team research projects and seminars.
This position requires the ability to utilize analytical methods and techniques to analyze policy issues for the U.S. Congress. Candidates should be comfortable with quantitative approaches in research and possess a diverse background of public policy issues related to natural resources policy.
The ideal candidate will have a solid educational and/or professional background in public policy, specifically in the history, trends, and status of natural resources policy, with an emphasis on federal lands, water, and energy issues. Coursework and fieldwork related to federal lands management, government finance, economics, water resources, and the intersection of federal, state, and tribal management of land, water, and energy would be helpful.
Strong presentation and writing skills, including the ability to synthesize complex analyses into easy-to-understand language for a non-technical audience, are required.
The analyst position carries promotion potential to the GS-15 level.
The analyst position carries promotion potential to the GS-15 level.
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) Resources, Science and Industry Division is accepting applications under its 2018 Graduate Recruit Program for an Analyst in Natural Resources and Earth Sciences. This position will be filled at the GS-09 level (see "Duties" below).
The Analyst in Natural Resources Policy will provide objective public policy analysis and consultation on policies and issues related to natural resources policy for Members and committees of the U.S. Congress. The selectee will conduct research and analyses for Congress on the social, economic, and policy impacts of Department of the Interior-wide initiatives and efforts, as well as efforts specifically related to the federal management of lands, water resources, energy development, and related cultural resources issues.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
GS-9 Grade Level: Two years of progressively higher level appropriate graduate education leading to a Master's degree, OR
Master's or equivalent graduate degree, OR
One year of specialized experience at the GS-07 grade level in the federal service or at a comparable level of difficulty outside the federal service.
Master's or equivalent graduate degree, OR
One year of specialized experience at the GS-07 grade level in the federal service or at a comparable level of difficulty outside the federal service.
Qualifications
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL, AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS:
The critical knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs), gained through education, experience and/or training, needed to successfully perform the duties of the position:
GS-9 Grade Level:
Knowledge of issues related to natural resources policies and programs, with an emphasis on federal lands, water, and energy issues:
To provide objective background information and limited public policy analysis on natural resources policies and programs, with an emphasis on federal lands, water, and energy, for Members, committees, and staff of the U.S. Congress.
Ability to design and utilize research and analytical methods and techniques:
To assemble, analyze, and interpret information to identify and evaluate public policy issues and options.
Ability to write on issues related to natural resource policies and programs, with an emphasis on federal lands, water, and energy issues:
To write descriptive and background reports, memoranda, and other documents with limited analysis for Congress.
The critical knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs), gained through education, experience and/or training, needed to successfully perform the duties of the position:
GS-9 Grade Level:
Knowledge of issues related to natural resources policies and programs, with an emphasis on federal lands, water, and energy issues:
To provide objective background information and limited public policy analysis on natural resources policies and programs, with an emphasis on federal lands, water, and energy, for Members, committees, and staff of the U.S. Congress.
Ability to design and utilize research and analytical methods and techniques:
To assemble, analyze, and interpret information to identify and evaluate public policy issues and options.
Ability to write on issues related to natural resource policies and programs, with an emphasis on federal lands, water, and energy issues:
To write descriptive and background reports, memoranda, and other documents with limited analysis for Congress.