ECONOMIST

South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD), one of the nation's largest and most technologically sophisticated environmental agencies, is headquartered in Diamond Bar, California, 30 miles east of downtown L.A., near the junction of the 57 and 60 freeways.  The work we do affects the quality of life of over 17 million people living in four Southern California counties!

 

We seek an Air Quality Specialist (Economist) for our Socio-economic unit, in our Planning, Rule Development, and Area Sources division.  This economist will perform a variety of professional level assignments by collecting cost and other socioeconomic data from internal and external sources, selecting and using appropriate tools for data analyses, formulating data in various formats, and interpreting and presenting analysis results in reports.  The Air Quality Specialist (Economist) in this unit will also write documents related to AQMD rules, regulations, and plans; apply and develop economic models to assist in the economic impact assessments of air quality related issues; will often work with other units to gather data internally; and may serve as a subject-matter expert. 

 

Duties will include:
• Collecting and analyzing data from a wide variety of sources
• Conducting economic research and analysis
• Using, and assisting in the development of, computer applications for economic research and analysis
• Developing and using tables, charts, and graphs to add substance to analyses
• Preparing interpretive reports

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NO RESUMES!
An AQMD application and Supplemental Questionnaire is required.
See Employment at www.aqmd.gov for all specifics.
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BENEFITS:  AQMD offers an excellent benefits package, defined benefits retirement program, and a 4/10 work schedule!  Our beautiful corporate campus houses our 800+ employees, plus City of Diamond Bar’s City Hall, a large public conference center, cafeteria, and fitness and childcare centers.  (Sorry, no relocation funds are available.)

 

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:  This position requires graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in engineering, environmental science, planning, or the physical, social, or biological sciences – AND – two years’ experience that would demonstrate the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities, as follows.  For this vacancy, we will screen to education in Economics and a minimum of two years’ directly related experience, which demonstrate the ability to research, quantify, assess, interpret and model socio-economic impacts in multiple areas, such as economics, mathematics, physics, etc.  [NOTE:  AQMD reserves the right to screen to candidates who present the most highly competitive combination of education, training, background, skills, and abilities for this assignment, as is the agency’s consistent practice.]

 

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  To download the full job posting, required Supplemental Questionnaire, and AQMD application, go to http://www.aqmd.gov/. This posting is open until COB Wednesday, April 30, 2008 OR until sufficient qualified candidates have applied, so apply now!

 

AQMD PROUDLY PROMOTES DIVERSITY IN EMPLOYMENT

 

 

 

 

 

KEYWORDS:  economics, economist, socio-economic, modeler, modeling, statistics, statistical, environment, environmental, planning, government, policy, public policy