2025 Economist PhD Job Posting at FTC

2025 Economist PhD Job Posting at FTC

Update 2025-12-09: The official posting is now available on JOE. You should share that page instead of this one.

The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Economics (FTC BE) is hiring PhD-level economists in Washington, DC. Below is the the full text of the official announcement, along with direct links to the USAJOBS postings for the entry, junior, and senior positions. Note the Dec 17 deadline! This requires a quick turnaround.

Dear Colleagues,

We’re excited to announce that our job postings for Economists at the FTC’s Bureau of Economics are now live!

Please feel free to share these links on social media and forward this message to anyone in your network who may be interested. Note that the postings will close on December 17 so interested applicants should act quickly.

Applicants will need to submit a 2-page resume (not an academic CV) that clearly describes their paid and unpaid work experience (e.g. conducting research). These experience statements are essential for verifying minimum qualifications. U.S. citizenship is required.

We’re also be hosting a Virtual Recruitment Event on Thursday, December 11 at 1pm EST to provide more insight into the FTC and the application process. Please share the Zoom link below with anyone interested.

Zoom link redacted. Email me for the link.

For questions, feel free to reach out to us directly at jthomas2@ftc.gov or vchen@ftc.gov.

Best regards,
James and Viola

I share to provide an accurate landing page before it gets posted on JOE. The three positions are also listed on the FTC careers page. I just wanted you to be able to find it! If you have questions about applying, you can reach out to the contacts in the announcement: James Thomas and Viola Chen.

The position is open field. I’m a microeconomic theorist; we have economists in labor, health, urban, industrial organizational, education, behavioral, and more. Many fields are relevant to the antitrust and consumer protection missions of the FTC.

Please share widely! I’m really excited that we are hiring. I think everyone is. There are also posts on LinkedIn, Mastodon, and Bluesky that would be helpful to share.