JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)
August 1, 2016 - January 31, 2017
Digonex Technologies
Position Title/Short Description
Section: Full-Time Nonacademic
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana, UNITED STATES
JEL Classifications:
C -- Mathematical and Quantitative Methods
C1 -- Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General
D4 -- Market Structure, Pricing, and Design
L -- Industrial Organization
C01 -- Econometrics
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Full Text of JOE Listing:
Digonex serves the pricing needs of clients in retail, attractions, entertainment, media, and sports through the development of customized algorithms.
We seek a Ph.D. in economics or operations research with a strong background in applied econometrics, statistical methods, industrial organization, and the microeconomics of optimal pricing strategies.
Required skills:
* Experience developing and implementing demand models and optimization techniques
* Ability to work independently as well as with a team of programmers and project managers
* Effective verbal and written communication skills
* Advanced knowledge of Stata and/or R
Valued fields of expertise:
* Dynamic pricing
* Revenue management
* Operations research
* Machine learning
Salary is competitive and will depend on experience. The expected start date is summer of 2017. We will conduct interviews at the ASSA meetings in Chicago, IL.
Electronic applications only; interested candidates must submit a cover letter explaining relevant research or experience, resume, an official transcript, and a research paper, and have three letters of reference submitted through the JOE system. The application deadline is December 12, 2016.
Application Requirements:
- Letters of Reference
- Research Papers
- Transcripts
- Job Market Paper
- CV
- Cover Letter