Empirical Research Fellow, Research Support

Department: Research Support, Kellogg School of Management

We seek applicants who want to apply to a Ph.D. program in Economics, Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Strategy, Operations Research, or a related field in the pursuit of an academic research career. If selected, you will be offered a one-year appointment, with the ability to renew for a second year based on performance.

The ideal candidate will have: (i) very strong data management and computer programming skills; (ii) exposure to applied statistical models; and, (iii) some prior experience working on research, such as an independent thesis or as a research assistant. Prior coursework in Economics is a plus, but not necessary; in fact, this position is well suited for someone who has strong data management skills, but wants more exposure to Economics research before graduate school. You must have completed at least a bachelor's degree before the employment start date.

Your application must include a cover letter. In that letter, please describe your academic career goals and how a predoctoral appointment at Kellogg will serve those goals. Your letter should also mention if you have a special interest to work in a certain academic area or with specific Kellogg faculty.

Specific Responsibilities
* Work closely with faculty on research projects
* Collect, maintain, and document original research datasets
* Merge data from separate sources, derive new variables, or reformat data for analysis
* Proactively test data for integrity
* Create or replicate results of applied statistical or machine learning models
* Write programs that produce statistical analyses, numeric simulations, or optimization results
* Produce tables, figures, and/or other research outputs as needed
* Might assist with literature reviews or reviewing drafts of papers

Required Qualifications
* Successful completion of a full course of study in an accredited college or university, leading to a bachelor's or higher degree

Required Competencies
* A long-term interest in performing research in Economics or a related field
* Ability to write programs in at least one language - such Stata, Python, R, or SQL
* Strong habits documenting and managing versions of datasets and program code.
* Demonstrated ability to work independently to solve analytical problems
* Good understanding of statistical/econometric concepts

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Salary
The expected pay for this position is $50,000

This pay is for a twelve-month appointment.

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