National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

Position Title/Short Description

Full Text of JOE Listing:

Professors Katherine Baicker, Sendhil Mullainathan, and Ziad Obermeyer are seeking a Full-Time Research Assistant for 2 years, beginning as soon as possible. The RA will work on a number of projects related to machine learning, behavioral and health economics, and clinical decision making. The project is located at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).

Job Description

The work will be highly empirical nature, and require coding in STATA and R as well as knowledge of (or willingness to learn) Latex formatting. We are looking for candidates post-undergraduate who intend to pursue a PhD in economics or a related field, or those who intend to pursue an MD but have a strong quantitative background. A Bachelor’s degree is required.

Other Details

Openings – 1
Start Date – June 11, 2018 (negotiable)

To Apply

Please scan into one pdf document and upload into the online application at: https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=6d7ad1a7-8b7c-42a3-ac5e-a93dfe0fd991&jobId=224542&lang=en_US&source=CC3&ccId=19000101_000001

1) A 1-page statement describing your qualifications and interest in health economics research.
2) Your resume
3) An official or unofficial transcript

A subset of applicants will be contacted and asked to complete a brief data-oriented task.

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