JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)
August 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025
Northwestern University
Position Title/Short Description
Section: US: Other Academic (Visiting or Temporary)
Location: Chicago, Illinois, UNITED STATES
JEL Classification: K4 -- Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior
Keywords:
civil litigation
empirical
court
court records
law
civil procedure
criminal
crime
legal
transparency
Full Text of JOE Listing:
Work with the SCALES team (www.scales-okn.org), reporting to Northwestern Law Professors on empirical studies of federal litigation. Will have the opportunity to work with a unique collection of complete federal court documents.
Responsibilities:
* Create data cleaning and processing scripts: the fellow will spend substantial time creating processes to turn highly-varied raw documents into text and data for analysis.
* Collaborate with other team members on technical data processing work, data analysis, and research investigations.
* Contribute to research publications and presentations as an author or co-author.
Minimum Qualifications:
* PhD or JD degree. Applications from individuals who are ABD (All but dissertation) will also be considered.
* Experience independently performing data analysis using any programming language (e.g. R, Python, MATLAB).
* Sufficient programming experience to learn Python quickly, if it is not already known.
* Experience conducting statistical analysis in previous research projects.
* Strong interest in conducting research on litigation.
Preferred Qualifications:
* Basic knowledge of litigation
* Experience with text analysis and natural language processing.
* Experience collaboratively developing code, especially in Python, with a team and using git/GitHub.
The position requires in-person work in Chicago. Preferred start date is in 2024, but will consider later.
Application Requirements:
- Application Instructions Below