Empirical Research Fellow, Research Support
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 Click here to for more information about the program. Salary Compensation: $25.55 per hour This is a full-time, non-exempt 1-year appointment. Benefits At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful, competitive, high-quality health care plans, retirement benefits, tuition discounts and more! Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/index.html to learn more.
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