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Staff Associate – Call for Applications

Summary Description
The Department of Economics at Columbia University invites applications for full-time pre-doctoral fellows at the rank of Staff Associate for the period of June 22, 2020 to June 21, 2021 to work with the faculty of the Department of Economics at Columbia University. Initial appointment is for one year with renewal for a second year based on satisfactory performance and the availability of funding.

The positions will be based at Columbia University in New York City. Each pre-doctoral fellow will work under the direction of two faculty members. The fellowship will include a variety of tasks that provide preparation for graduate school, such as analyzing data, developing statistical models, creating presentations, and editing research papers. Fellows will interact regularly with professors and their collaborators. The program serves as an ideal bridge between college and graduate school for students interested in economics. Salary will be competitive.

Minimum Degree Required
Bachelor’s Degree (BA / BS), with major or minor in Economics, Math, Computer Science, Statistics, or related quantitative discipline

Minimum Qualifications
Applicants should be completing (or have completed) a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree and have strong quantitative and programming skills. Candidates with research experience are strongly preferred, especially those with programming experience in Stata, Matlab, R, and Python. Candidates need not be Economics majors, though they should have a strong interest in and some experience with Economics. Candidates would ideally begin around June 22, 2020 and work for two years before applying to graduate school in Economics or another social science.

Preferred Qualifications
Research experience in an academic setting; interest in economic research

For inquiries about the application process, please contact: econ-per@columbia.edu. 
Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Applications are now closed

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1022 International Affairs Building (IAB)

Mail Code 3308

420 West 118th Street

New York, NY 10027

Ph: (212) 854-3680
Fax: (212) 854-0749
Business Hours:
Mon–Fri, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
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