"Economist"

Job Summary

The Economist will become a key member of a dynamic research team by providing critical research expertise for complex, high-dimensional data analyses. The Economist will collaborate on a broad portfolio of grant- and contract-funded research and analysis projects. The Economist will build econometric models to analyze, assess, and evaluate projects and their economic impacts or cost-savings. The Economist will work with colleagues across the Center for Youth, Family, and Community Partnerships to design and implement grant-funded research projects and present research findings to external funders in whitepapers, reports, presentations, and peer-reviewed articles.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in economics, business administration, finance, statistics, public policy, or related social science field or bachelor’s degree and 3 or more years of relevant experience in substitution.
• Expertise in conducting evaluations of policies and programs in the areas of basic and applied research and development. Demonstrated expertise in statistical analysis for large data sets.
• Exemplary oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills. If selected to interview for the position, writing samples will be required.
• Works well independently and has strong time management and prioritization skills. Proficiency in Python, R, SAS, STATA, SPSS and/or SQL.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience conducting social benefit-cost analysis and foundational knowledge in public economics.
• Experience in a research, consulting, or similar setting requiring preparation of and delivery on grant and contract proposals and projects.
• Knowledge of and demonstrated experience applying simultaneous equation, hazard, and vector autoregression models. Experience in developing novel, advanced statistical methods.
• Experience working with large datasets.
• Proficiency in Python or a comparable scripting language to perform machine learning tasks (such as text analysis) or automated processes (such as web-scraping).
• Experience in communicating and disseminating findings to a broad and diverse audience through written and oral presentation to diverse public constituencies.
• Applicants currently enrolled in or intending to enroll in Business Administration PhD program with a concentration in Economics, preferably UNCG.