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August 1, 2016 - January 31, 2017

Giant Oak

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Social Scientist

JOE ID Number: 2016-02_111456098
Date Posted: 09/19/2016
Date Inactive: 01/31/2017
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Social Scientist
Section: Full-Time Nonacademic
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, UNITED STATES
JEL Classification: 00 -- Default: Any Field
Keywords:
Big Data
Quantitative Social Science
Applied Econometrics
Empirical Methods
Computational Social Science and Economics
Data Science
Causal Inference
Mathematical and Statistical Modelling
Computational Science and Engineering
Salary Range: Competitive
Full Text of JOE Listing:

At Giant Oak, we see data differently. We look behind the numbers to see individuals and communities. We seek to observe and describe the world; and we take advantage of data generation, storage, aggregation, and visualization technologies. We apply social science to big data environments to identify illicit actions, actors and networks. Our goal is to do our part to make the world a better, freer, and more secure place.

Giant Oak has openings for social science explorers with a passion for national security challenges that range from financial fraud to human trafficking. Candidates must have a demonstrated proficiency in quantitative social science methods and a PhD in economics or a related discipline. Candidates should have the ability to think creatively, build models, and work with a variety of data in one or more open-source programming languages. Ideal candidates will be comfortable working with “big data” and have experience with large-scale data manipulation, analytic tools, and data visualizations. Other desired qualifications include experience with machine learning techniques, social network or graph theoretic analysis, distributed and/or graph databases (Cassandra, HBase, Titan, etc.), natural language processing (NLP), information extraction (IE), ETL, and cloud computing.

Required Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in a relevant social science discipline or a quantitative discipline (e.g., Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or Statistics) with applications to social systems.
- Experience in a data-intensive analytical environment.
- Fluent in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, C++).
- Applicants must be eligible for a U.S. Security Clearance.

Giant Oak, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Giant Oak will be interviewing at the ASSA meetings in January 2017.

Application Requirements:
  • Code Sample or GitHub Link
  • Letters of Reference
  • Job Market Paper
  • CV
  • Cover Letter
Application deadline: 12/01/2016
  • Application Deadline Has Passed