Thursday, March 18, 2010

Job for Graduating Seniors; Also Summer Internships

The Bureau of Economics of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has openings for full-time economic research analysts to assist our Ph.D. economists in antitrust and consumer protection investigations. We also have openings for paid summer economic interns.

We are looking for detail-oriented, highly motivated individuals interested in economics, math, or statistics.  Applicants should have recently graduated or expect to graduate soon with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.  We also hire research analysts with masters level training.  More information about our research analyst program, as well as instructions for applying can be found at http://www.ftc.gov/be/researchanalystprogram.shtm

Summer intern applicants must be current students, either undergraduate or graduate/Ph.D., and planning on attending school for the Fall 2010 semester.  Applicants for summer internships should send an unofficial transcript and resume to Aaron Wilder at  awilder@ftc.gov before April 9th.

The positions are located in Washington, DC.  U.S. citizenship is required.