Economist

Who we are

Technuf, LLC is a Maryland based SBA certified 8(a) small business company providing leading-edge and proven technologies, industry vertical domain expertise and highly skilled and motivated professionals to achieve our customers’ mission critical business needs.

What we’re looking for

Technuf is seeking a skilled and experienced Economist.

Job Description

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Use expertise in economics, fair housing and fair lending to prepare professional research standard quality data and statistical analysis to:
• Recommend improved statistical methods for identifying violators of the Fair Housing Act
• Assess potential discriminatory effects of current or proposed regulations and policies and/or
• review Government-Sponsored Enterprise (GSE) policies, procedures, and data to recommend areas of targeted enforcement.
• Clean and/or utilize data provided by HUD when necessary. All research reports under this task shall include:
• Research Design and Analysis Plan (RDAP) - Define each research question, document literature sources that will be cited, and provide a thorough discussion of the proposed research methodology in addition to a justification for the approach. The plan shall provide a timeline for research milestones and highlight dependencies critical to meeting proposed deadlines.
• Interim Report - Provide an interim report that includes a completed methodological approach which details data sources and literature references used. The report shall indicate whether the project is achieving its stated objectives according to the initial workplan and timeline; indicate and explain any foreseen or unforeseen delays or obstacles to the implementation of the project as well as corrective measures implemented to rectify any discrepancies/deviations between planned and actual implementation.
• Final Report - Final Reports shall be clear, accurate, and written for both technical and nontechnical audiences.

Requirements

Minimum 10 years of experience in housing or a related field

Experience working at HUD desired

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field (data science, data analytics, statistics, mathematics).

Interviews

Please note that both remote and in-person interviews may be required for this opportunity.

Location

This is an on-site position based in Rockville, MD

Benefits

We offer a competitive pay and benefits package that includes generous paid-time-off including holidays, short-and-long-term disability; group health insurance including medical, dental and vision coverage, training and 401(k) retirement plan.

Technuf is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Members of ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans, persons of disability and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply.