Senior Economist Econometric Expert Jobs 2026 National Tariff Commission Islamabad

The selection committee will verify your PhD or Master's degree in Economics with specialization in International Trade or Econometrics, and your experience confirming 10+ years of post-qualification quantitative trade research, tariff impact analysis, economic analysis, trade liberalization studies, or material injury analysis. Bring your original degree(s), transcripts, and experience letters. If you hold a PhD, bring the degree certificate and, if applicable, publications list or dissertation abstract. Experience letters should clearly indicate the nature of the quantitative or econometric work performed. Academic experience (research positions at universities or think tanks) and policy research experience (at government institutions, international organizations, or consultancies) are both relevant, but work must clearly involve trade economics and quantitative analysis, not purely theoretical or non-trade economics work.

Proficiency in Stata, R, Python, or an equivalent statistical/econometric software is mandatory for this role. The interview will assess your practical ability to use these tools for quantitative trade analysis. Be prepared to describe specific econometric models you have estimated: panel data models (fixed effects, random effects), time series analysis (VAR, ARIMA), trade gravity models, or impact evaluation methods (difference-in-differences, instrumental variables). If you use R, be ready to name the packages you work with for trade analysis (e.g., tidyverse, broom, AER). If you use Stata, describe your experience with xt commands for panel data and ivreg for instrumental variables. Python proficiency for data processing (pandas, statsmodels, scipy) is also relevant. Be ready to discuss how you would process raw trade data (HS code-level import/export data from PBS or WTO STATS) to produce a material injury analysis dataset.

The role requires expertise in Computed General Equilibrium modeling using GTAP (Global Trade Analysis Project) or GAMS (General Algebraic Modelling System), and Partial Equilibrium modeling for tariff optimization, export promotion, sectoral competitiveness evaluation, value addition, productivity enhancement, consumer welfare analysis, and technology transfer assessment. In the interview, be prepared to explain the difference between CGE and Partial Equilibrium approaches and when each is appropriate for trade policy analysis, describe your experience running or contributing to a GTAP model, and discuss how you would use a Partial Equilibrium model to estimate the welfare effects of an anti-dumping duty on a specific industrial sector. Review the literature on NTC-relevant topics including dumping margin calculations, price undercutting analysis, material injury indicators, and causality between imports and domestic industry injury.

Applications must be submitted through the National Job Portal at www.njp.gov.pk within 15 days of publication. Log in to your NJP profile, complete the online application, and upload attested copies of your PhD or Master's degree, transcripts, CNIC, and all experience letters. Attach a list of relevant research publications or policy reports if available. Once shortlisted, you will be called for interview at Islamabad. Bring original documents and two attested copies of all credentials on the interview day. The interview panel for this role is expected to probe deep technical knowledge, so prepare to discuss your econometric and modeling work in detail. No TA/DA is admissible for the interview.