Job Opening

Acumen, LLC / The SPHERE Institute, is seeking entry and mid-level Quantitative Research Analysts, Research Analysts, Data System/Algorithm Programmers, and Software and Web Programmers to support research and consulting in the areas of health and social policy.

Further information regarding our firms and application forms can be found on their website at www.acumenllc.com.

Internship at the Public Policy Institute of California

The Richard J. Riordan Summer Internships opportunities are now posted on PPIC’s website.  For detailed position descriptions and application instructions for these six policy research internships, go to http://www.ppic.org/main/position.asp?i=3269.

PPIC offices are located in San Francisco and Sacramento, California. 

Openings at the Chicago Fed for B.S.

Associate Economist 

Immediate Opportunity at The Chicago Fed

Conducts statistical and economic analyses of macroeconomic, microeconomic and regional data, and provides research support for the economists.

FYI: Unpaid Internship at Dept of Justice

Unpaid Summer Economics Internships 

Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice

The Economic Analysis Group in the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice has openings for two unpaid summer interns.

Welcome Chris Shannon

I am delighted to let you know that Chris Shannon, the Richard N. Merkin Professor of Economics and Mathematics, arrived a few weeks ago as the newest member of the social science faculty.  Her office, which is still being renovated, is 325 Baxter.

Professor Shannon was an undergraduate economics and mathematics major at Kansas and a graduate student at Stanford.  She comes to us from Berkeley, where she was an award-winning teacher and a distinguished researcher.   One of her Ph.D. students there was our own Professor Echenique.  She has also been a visiting professor at Harvard, Yale, Tilburg, Copenhagen, and Caltech, and she is a Fellow of the Econometric Society.

Her specialty, as you might guess from her title, is mathematical economics.  As a graduate student at Stanford, she opened the field known as "monotone comparative statics," which uses lattice-theoretic methods instead of calculus to sign the effects of changes in exogenous variables.  Lately she has worked on decision theory with incomplete preferences.  In the spring she will be teaching an advanced graduate seminar (SS 211c).

Lake Partners Consulting

Lake Partners, a boutique strategy consulting firm in downtown Seattle, have a full-time opening for an Analyst.  They  are interested in all majors, including Engineering, Communications, Neuroscience, and Political Science.  

Students with questions can address them to recruiting@lakepartners.com.

M.S. Program in "Analytics" at Northwestern U.

Launching in September 2012, the Master of Science in Analytics program prepares students to harness the full value of data, guiding organizational decision-making and innovation in the 21st century.

FWD: Paid Internships

We hope that you will assist us in spreading the word about The Washington Center's Summer 2012 Competitive Government Program on your campus. Selected students will intern for 10 weeks at offices within the Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, Environmental Protection Agency, Internal Revenue Service, or another agency. Positions may be available in Washington, D.C. and several regional locations, and all participants will take part in academic programming provided by TWC.

Internship at DOT

Economist Internships

Volpe Center/US Department of Transportation

Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA

(US Citizenship required)

FWD: Job opening with DOT

We have exciting opportunities for entry/mid-level and experienced economists to join our Economic Analysis technical team at the Volpe National transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) in Kendall Square.

Internship at the Chicago Fed

The Chicago Fed's Economic Research Dept. will be hiring interns this summer.  The link below lists the job description:
http://www.chicagofed.org/webpages/people/jobs/apply.cfm 
Interested students can apply online at www.chicagofed.org or use the link above. 

FWD: Last minute recruiting announcement

Acumen LLC is a rapidly expanding public policy consulting firm dedicated to improving health and social service programs. Our quantitative and qualitative analysis informs and directly impacts decisions made by the federal government on a range of policy issues, while our corporate environment provides potential for rapid growth and advancement for those with initiative and a desire to learn.

We are excited to attend Caltach career fair tomorrow, Wednesday, October 19^th, to recruit for entry-level and mid-career Quantitative Research Analysts and Research Analysts.  Students will have opportunities to interact with our recruiters and potentially set up future interviews.  Please forward this information to any student you feel may be interested in pursuing a career in policy analysis and consulting!

Career Fair Details

Date: Wednesday, October 19th

Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm

Location: Brown Gym

Students can find position descriptions and apply on our website at www.acumenllc.com.  Our representatives look forward to meeting the students from your department to further discuss the positions and what we do at Acumen.

FWD: Master of Financial Engineering

Considering in a career in finance after completing your undergrad or graduate program?  We will hold an information session on campus at Caltech to discuss how your degree in mathematics, natural sciences, engineering, economics, or finance can lead to a career in quantitative finance with the Berkeley Master of Financial Engineering Program. 

Job opportunity

Lake Partners is a boutique strategy consulting firm in Seattle that graduating Caltech students might be interested in. One of our Associates is a Caltech graduate and we continue to actively recruit there. We are interested in all majors and currently have a range including Engineering, Communications, Neuroscience, and Political Science.

Your option rep has our flyer, which includes information on our Analyst position and what our company does.

Job opportunity

Policy Fellows and Policy Associates

The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC), a nonprofit policy research organization, informs and improves public policy through independent, nonpartisan, and high-quality research.

Job opportunity

Term Research Assistants - Oregon Health Study

JOB DESCRIPTION: Full time research assistant to MIT Professor Amy Finkelstein and Harvard Professor Katherine Baicker.

We are looking to hire several full-time research assistant to begin in the summer of 2012 and to work for one to two years.

Campus Interviews

Cornerstone Research will be recruiting on-campus and hosting an info-session for our Analyst position on Tuesday, October 11^th at the Red Room – Conference Room from 4:00pm to 6:00pm.  We are seeking well-rounded, enthusiastic individuals who have demonstrated excellent academic performance and possess an analytical aptitude, strong computer skills, superior communication skills, and an interest in business and economics.

Job opportunity with the Federal Trade Commission, June 6 deadline

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 are looking for detail-oriented, highly motivated individuals interested in economics, math, or statistics. Applicants should have recently graduated or expect to graduate soon, and have demonstrated superior academic achievement (for example, a GPA of 3.0 or higher).  More information about our research analyst program, as well as instructions for applying can be found by clicking here to access the Bureau of Economics’ research analyst recruiting webpage.

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

Applications will only be considered if submitted though the US Office of Personnel Management’s job website,USAJobs.gov. Click here to view the full vacancy announcement and apply. Applications must be submitted no later than 11:59pm Eastern time on June 6, 2011 to be considered.

FYI: Internship

letsKNOW (letsknow.org), creator of an innovative series of interactive online supplements for college courses, is offering an exciting eight-week internship opportunity (running from May 29th to July 22nd) for qualified undergraduate and graduate applicants from behavioral and social science disciplines.  

FYI: Job opening, May 5 deadline

COLUMBIA BUSINESS SCHOOL

JEROME A. CHAZEN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

RESEARCH COORDINATOR

GRADE 10                                                                                   

Columbia Business School seeks a full-time Research Coordinator for the Jerome A. Chazen Institute of International Business (http://www4.gsb.columbia.edu/chazen) to assist with faculty research related to the global economy and business, to coordinate data management, and work on special projects with Columbia Business School faculty.