NERA PhD Summer Intern Program

NERA Economic Consulting (http://www.nera.com/) is a global firm of experts dedicated to
applying economic, finance, and quantitative principles to complex business and legal
challenges. For over half a century, NERA’s economists have been creating strategies, studies,
reports, expert testimony, and policy recommendations for government authorities and the
world’s leading law firms and corporations. We bring academic rigor, objectivity, and real world
industry experience to bear on issues arising from competition, regulation, public policy,
strategy, finance, and litigation.
NERA’s clients value our ability to apply and communicate state-of-the-art approaches clearly
and convincingly, our commitment to deliver unbiased findings, and our reputation for quality
and independence. Our clients rely on the integrity and skills of our unparalleled team of
economists and other experts backed by the resources and reliability of one of the world’s
largest economic consultancies. With its main office in New York City, NERA serves clients from
more than 25 offices across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.
We are looking for Ph.D. (2021 grads) Summer Interns for many of our offices, including New
York City, San Francisco, Washington, DC and White Plains, NY.
As an intern, you will help support our senior staff and may provide research, analyses and
advice to clients in one or more of our practice areas. Responsibilities may include collecting
market, industry, company, and competitor information as needed for casework; building and
using spreadsheet models and applying econometric analysis to economic and financial data;
reviewing, summarizing and analyzing industry trends; creating trial exhibits; drafting memos,
expert reports and presentation materials; and participating in client and team meetings and
conference calls. The ability to use statistical software and programming languages is essential
for some positions. This is a team-based, multi-task environment that requires precision work
that is both quantitative and qualitative often with tight deadlines. The qualified candidate will
work independently within a team environment on client advisory projects and litigation
casework related to quantitative financial and economic analysis across several industries and
markets.
We are seeking Ph.D. candidates in economics, statistics, finance, or a related field with training
in econometrics and quantitative methods. Candidates should have exceptional analytic skills
and strong academic records. Qualified candidates must be detail-oriented have the ability to
think analytically and critically, and have excellent oral and written communications skills; fluent
in English. Candidates will be highly efficient using desktop tools such as MS Office applications
including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and be adept at online research. Capabilities with
analytical software environments such as SAS and Stata is a plus.
Interns work a minimum 40-hours per week and are paid overtime after 40 hours. We ask for
commitment of 10 consecutive weeks between June and August.
For immediate consideration, please visit the US Career section of our website
(http://www.nera.com/) and apply to the Summer Intern position by creating your personal
profile and submitting your resume, cover letter (with geographic preference) and unofficial
transcript. Only those applicants who complete their profiles will be considered.