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Compass Lexecon

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Senior Economist

JOE ID Number: 2015-02_111453198
Date Posted: 08/01/2015
Date Inactive: 12/20/2015
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Senior Economist
Section: Other Nonacademic (Temporary, Part-Time, Non-Salaried, Consulting, Etc.)
Locations: Boston, Massachusetts, UNITED STATES
Chicago, Illinois, UNITED STATES
Los Angeles, California, UNITED STATES
Oakland, California, UNITED STATES
New York, New York, UNITED STATES
Princeton, New Jersey, UNITED STATES
Tucson, Arizona, UNITED STATES
District of Columbia, UNITED STATES
Brussels, BELGIUM
London, UNITED KINGDOM
Madrid, SPAIN
Paris, FRANCE
Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
JEL Classification: A -- General Economics and Teaching

Status Update: Listing Closed - Enough Applications Submitted
Full Text of JOE Listing:

Compass Lexecon, one of the world's leading economic consulting firms, specializes in financial and economic analysis of issues that arise in regulatory, policy and litigation matters. Compass Lexecon is engaged by Fortune 500 corporations, government entities, and others to assist in numerous high profile mergers, government investigations, and private litigation matters in the United States and worldwide. Compass Lexecon provides state of the art economic research capabilities that combine the academic, private-sector, and public-sector expertise of in-house economists and academic affiliates.

We are currently seeking full-time economist and econometrician candidates for our Boston, MA; Brussels, Belgium; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Chicago, IL; London, UK; Madrid, Spain; New York, NY; Oakland, CA; Paris, France; Los Angeles, CA; Princeton, NJ; Tucson, AZ; and Washington, DC offices. Ideal candidates would possess a PhD., M.B.A., or Masters with a major in economics or a related field from an esteemed university; and have strong analytical and quantitative skills. Senior economists and economists are involved in all phases of case work including:

- Identifying key economic and financial issues
- Assisting with the formulation of case strategy
- Applying academic research to client issues
- Formulating economic and financial models
- Conducting empirical studies
- Performing quantitative and qualitative research
- Working with datasets and programming in statistical software such as SAS, STATA, or MatLab
- Collaborating on case teams
- Managing aspects of projects and supervising and advising junior staff
- Assisting senior staff or academic case experts
- Meeting with clients to present concise explanations of complex analyses

All candidates must possess strong communication skills and the ability to work in a team environment. Relevant academic, government or consulting experience is preferred, not required. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package commensurate with experience. Additional information about Compass Lexecon can be found at http://www.compasslexecon.com.

If you are interested in applying, please complete our online application below and upload your cover letter (indicating location preference), curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, and a research paper by December 20, 2015. Applicants should also arrange for reference letters to be sent electronically to Economist.Recruiting@compasslexecon.com. Electronic submission is preferred, however you may also submit by mail to Compass Lexecon, Attn: Economist Recruiting, 332 S. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60604. In the subject line of your email, please indicate that you are responding to the J.O.E. posting. Compass Lexecon is an equal opportunity M/F/D/V affirmative action employer.

Application Requirements:
  • External Application Link
Application deadline: 12/20/2015