Monday, January 31, 2011

Job opening for graduating seniors

Research Coordinator, Finance and Economics division, Columbia Business School

Columbia Business School is searching for a Research Coordinator. The Research Coordinator conducts research, coordinates information management, develops teaching materials, and works on special projects for Columbia Business School faculty. Potential projects include a range of business and policy-related topics such as:
1. How changes in the organizational structure of firms impacts productivity and the demand for talent
2. Designing compensation systems to enhance productivity
3. How multinationals make decisions about which firms to acquire when they enter foreign markets

The Research Coordinator works closely with Business School professors, along with a team of other Research Coordinators. Some Research Coordinators do very quantitative research, while others do more qualitative analysis. The work environment is informal and exciting.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

FYI: Job opening for graduating seniors

Associate Research Economist
Job Description
RTI Health Solutions, a business unit of RTI International, is currently seeking candidates to fill the position of Associate Research Economist in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.   The person in this position will be part of the Health Preference Assessment (HPA) program.  The HPA group specializes in developing surveys to elicit and quantify preferences of patients, physicians, and other stakeholders for features and outcomes of medical and pharmaceutical interventions using rigorous utility-theoretic stated-preference methods.  The studies apply state-of-the-art conjoint analysis (also known as discrete-choice experiments) and contingent-valuation methods, and are published in top economics and clinical journals.  HPA staff are internationally recognized thought leaders in this area of research.

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Full-time Research Assistant Position at Harvard

We are professors at Harvard looking to hire several full time research assistants for Academic Year 2011-2012. Our research covers public economics and the economics of education.