Job Opportunity for Graduating Seniors

Columbia Business School
Research Coordinator


Columbia Business School seeks a Research Coordinator to assist Business School faculty in their conduct of academic research and special projects for the Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate.

This position will be available starting mid-July 2010.
 
An example of current projects in this Center that would require research coordination include policy solutions to the foreclosure and housing crisis and functioning of the mortgage and credit markets. For more detailed information about the Milstein Center, kindly visit their website at http://www4.gsb.columbia.edu/realestate.

The candidate will take an active role in qualitative and quantitative research and analysis projects from conception through publication, will coordinate information management, develop teaching materials and will work with various levels of faculty and staff in a collegial and exciting academic environment.

Job Duties:
Develop models and complete programming with software such as Stata and Matlab. Perform statistical analysis including running regressions.
Maintain computer data sets and databases. Assist with data entry and ensure data integrity. Extract and link data from different databases for analysis. Prepare detailed documentation files.
Assist with data analysis, interpretation, write up and dissemination of findings through the preparation of reports, journal articles, presentations, web sites, and other research outlets.
Perform case-based research, including work with detailed primary documents.
Assist in the organization of research programs including conferences, seminars and workshops, and perform other related duties as assigned.
Prepare presentations for teaching and research projects.
Monitor the status of multiple projects and ensure that interim and final deadlines are met.

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in economics, business, statistics, mathematics, finance, computer science, or engineering is required. Must have work experience in a research role, preferably in an academic environment, with demonstrated quantitative, organizational as well as communications skills. Computer expertise should include familiarity with STATA, SAS, SPSS, Mathematica, Matlab, perl, Java, C++, SQL. Candidates must have an enthusiasm for research.

This position provides an exciting opportunity to gain research experience with a special focus on various business related fields such as international finance, international or development economics, and sociology, and would be ideal preparation for a PhD program or other graduate study Columbia University provides a full range of benefits including a generous tuition remission policy. For further information, please visit our website at http://hr.columbia.edu/benefits/tuition.