Posted 9/28/08
CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
Washington DC
Domestic Social Policy Division
Two Public Policy Analysts
($86,927 - $113,007)
The Congressional Research Service (CRS), Domestic Social
Policy Division is seeking two analysts for its Income
Security Section. 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.
ANALYST IN DISABILITY POLICY:
The analyst will focus on issues such as:
- Employment trends for persons with disabilities and
mechanisms to support people with moderate to severe
functional limitations
- The interrelationships between federal programs and
private mechanisms to improve the income security of
persons with disabilities
- The role of the federal and state governments and the
private sector in the delivery, quality assurance, and
financing of services (long-term care, income security,
health, etc.) for persons with disabilities
- Understanding and reconciling different definitions of
disability that are utilized in research as compared to
programmatic definitions
ANALYST IN INCOME SECURITY (SOCIAL SECURITY):
The analyst will work on issues related to programs for
providing income security for:
- The aged (e.g. Social Security retirement and disability
benefits)
- Disabled, (e.g. Supplemental Security Income (SSI))
- Unemployed (e.g. Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits)
SALARY:
Both positions are being offered at the GS-13 level
$86,927 - $113,007.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Applications must be submitted by October 26, 2009. For
more information and to apply online please visit:
http://www.loc.gov/crsinfo
If you are unable to apply online, please call:
Tel: 202.707.5627
to request an applicant job kit.
CRS is the public policy research arm of the United States
Congress and is fully committed to workforce diversity.