The University of Chicago Booth School of Business is seeking a Research Professional to manage and facilitate research projects for faculty and post-doctoral scholars, ensuring the Fama-Miller Center for Research in Finance (FMC) goals are met. This role involves data management, statistical analysis, and supporting research documentation from inception to completion.
Requirements
- Demonstrated proficiency in Stata, Matlab, Python, R, or related software.
- Knowledge of research techniques or methods.
- Coursework in statistics or econometrics.
- Strong quantitative background.
- Strong computer skills, including programming.
Responsibilities
- Supports ongoing research projects, faculty and post-doctoral fellows, by conducting various searches, compiling, and manipulating data.
- Collecting, managing and structuring quantitative datasets.
- Conducts complex statistical analysis, writes statistical software programs, and organizes the presentation of results.
- Creates charts, tables and descriptive text for presentations.
- Obtains and organizes information for research from other academic institutions and practitioners.
- Maintains technical and administrative support for a research project.
- Analyzes and maintains data and/or specimens.
Other
- Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
- Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through < 2 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
- A minimum one year of research experience, relevant research experience.
- Background in economics or related field.
- Strong interest in attending graduate school.
