JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)
February 1, 2018 - July 31, 2018
Digonex Inc.
Position Title/Short Description
Section: Full-Time Nonacademic
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana, UNITED STATES
JEL Classifications:
D4 -- Market Structure, Pricing, and Design
C5 -- Econometric Modeling
C3 -- Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables
C1 -- Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General
L2 -- Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior
Keywords:
Econometrics
Statistics
Pricing
Machine Learning
Dynamic Pricing
Revenue Management
Marketing
Operations Research
Full Text of JOE Listing:
Digonex is an Indianapolis-based company owned by Emmis Communications (NASDAQ: EMMS). We develop customized algorithms to serve the pricing needs of clients in retail, attractions, entertainment, media, and sports.
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 in 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 2018. We will conduct interviews at the ASSA meetings in Philadelphia, PA.
Electronic applications only; interested candidates must submit a cover letter explaining relevant research or work experience, a resume, an official transcript, and a research paper, and have three letters of reference through the JOE system. The deadline for application is December 3, 2017.
Application Requirements:
- Letters of Reference
- Transcripts
- Job Market Paper
- CV
- Cover Letter