USA Jobs announced a job vacancy for the Bureau of Labor Statistics:
Title: Economist/Statistician (Economics)
Hiring Organization: Dallas Region – Division of Price Programs
Location(s): 1 vacancy – Kansas City, Missouri
Salary: $49,793.00 to $64,732.00 / PA
Series and Grade: GS-0110/1530-7
Open Period: Monday, February 26, 2024 to Monday, March 4, 2024
Position Information: Permanent – Full-time
For more information on the vacancy, and to apply, please click here.
The Department of Economics at the University of Maryland, College Park is recruiting two trainees for a new predoctoral program. The program will bring students to campus for one year of research experience under faculty supervision and for advanced course work. Trainees who successfully complete the pre-doctoral year will be invited to enroll in the UMD PhD program (with full funding) without further application.
The program seeks to prepare students from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in the economics profession for graduate work by providing relevant research experience and the opportunity to take additional courses, such as upper-level math and statistics, and to promote long-term investment in mentoring that extends from the pre-doctoral year through completion of the PhD.
For more information on the program and application process, please click here.
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Schedule | Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Hours/Week | 40 |
| # of months | 12 |
| Application deadline | 03/10/2024 |
The Entrepreneurship Club is hosting Andrew Schaap, the CEO of Aligned Data Centers, for a speaker event on Tuesday, February 27th. If interested, please register here!
The Department of Economics at the University of Texas at Austin is still accepting applications for their one-year Master’s program. This STEM-designated program offers advising services and a dynamic curriculum for both career-focused and PhD-bound students, including data science courses and practicum opportunities.
The program’s flexible curriculum offers three different tracks: an accelerated 10-month track, an 18-month track, and a 24-month track. In addition to core coursework in microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics, students can take electives in several areas: game theory, industrial organization, labor economics, energy economics, and more.
For more information on the program & application process please click here.
Cox Business School is hosting a Real Estate Roundtable event tomorrow, Tuesday the 20th at 4:30 pm for Econ and other majors interested in Real Estate. for more information on the event, and to register, please check out the Handshake posting.
The Federal Executive Board’s Campus Series is a fantastic opportunity for students interested in or considering a career with the federal government. If you would like more information about the sessions or are interested in attending, please see the attachment, which includes additional details and links to register.
Overview:
Students and recent graduates are key participants in the future Federal workforce. To make a career in public service a reality, understanding the Federal employment process is vital. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Center for Federal Executive Board (FEB) Operations present the Federal Executive Board Campus Series 2024. This four-session series is open to all students, recent graduates, and campus professionals (career services, faculty, Department heads, etc.). The series explains the Federal application and hiring process to help students and recent graduates find internships and full-time jobs working in their career field and will help academic partners gain the information needed to help guide their students.
Session Schedule:
April 2nd Navigating USAJOBs
April 9th Writing Your Resume for Federal Jobs
April 11th Interviewing for Federal Jobs
April 18th Pathways Programs for Students & Recent Graduates
Check out the FEB Campus Series flyer for more details!
Job Description:
Professor Ashvin Gandhi (UCLA Anderson School of Management) is looking to hire a full-time research associate to begin in summer 2024 for an anticipated term of two years. The position will entail close collaboration and assistance with all stages of empirical economics research. Research topics will include industrial organization, healthcare, and urban economics.
Qualifications:
Fore more information on how to apply, please click here.
Description
Successful research analysts will support research by Professors Arthur van Benthem and Susanna Berkouwer, in economics of energy and the environment. There are several open positions. Examples of recent projects include: efficiency losses from imperfect environmental policies, energy efficiency adoption, fuel economy standards, carbon offsets, infrastructure construction, and pass-through and market power in the context of solar subsidies. Successful candidates will join Wharton’s Department of Business Economics and Public Policy (BEPP) and become part of a cohort of predoctoral research fellows. BEPP offers many opportunities for personal and professional development through learning new technical skills, attending seminars, and taking courses. In some instances, predoc RAs have become co-authors of academic papers.
For more information on job responsibilities, qualifications, and the application process, please click here.
Professors Chris Campos, Rebecca Dizon-Ross, and Matthew Notowidigdo have opened a search for a full-time Research Professional at the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business. RPs will be working on projects in labor, health, development, and education. Please review their job ad for more details. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis; the first review will be February 14.