Chicago Booth Associate Professor Anastasia Zakolyukina seeks one full-time Research Professional for a period of at least one year, but ideally two years, to build and manage data sets, conduct statistical analysis, edit research documentation, and provide general assistance related to faculty research. Professor Zakolyukina studies topics in opportunistic accounting discretion and its interaction with firms’ investment choices, linguistic-analysis of corporate disclosures, and individual traits of corporate executives. Her research has been published in the Journal of Accounting Research and The Accounting Review .
The ideal candidate will have (i) familiarity with mathematical and statistical software such as R, SQL, Julia, MATLAB, Python, STATA; an ability to train others; (ii) analytical and problem-solving skills; (iii) excellent and professional verbal, written, and presentation skills as well as organizational skills and attention to detail; and (iv) ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously. Candidates need not be economics majors, though they should have a strong interest in or some experience with statistics, economics, or related fields.
The Research Professional will start in the beginning of August or September, 2020, though earlier start dates will be considered. Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis, with applications submitted by December 15 receiving full consideration.
We pay an annual salary of $50,000 and provide standard benefits such as health insurance.
If interested, please fill out a brief survey. You must also fill out a formal application. Please submit all ancillary materials (resume, cover letter, and postsecondary transcripts (unofficial may be submitted)) in the Resume/CV field. You may upload multiple files.
