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Senior Research Specialist I

Employer
Princeton University
Location
Nassau Hall

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Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

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Overview

Princeton University’s Bendheim Center for Finance (BCF) is at the forefront of research and education in Money and Finance, with the mission to serve our global society. As an interdisciplinary center, it draws its faculty from various departments across Princeton’s campus. New technology has profound implications on the role of money and the international financial architecture. BCF aspires to be part of this process by developing and applying novel research tools and methods. BCF’s educational programs equip students with cutting-edge insights and tools. Finally, through its public and policy outreach, BCF aims to bring an important contribution to the broader public and policy debate on macroeconomics, money, and finance.

 

 This is a one-year term position with the possibility of renewal contingent upon performance and funding.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will work under the general direction of Professors Markus Brunnermeier and Jonathan Payne and will assist a group of center faculty members in various aspects of their research. The research projects involve questions relating to financial, monetary and macroeconimics. The position will include a variety of tasks that provide good preparation for graduate school, such as conducting numerical analysis, solving models, managingdata sets, statistical analysis, economic analysis, and editing research papers.

Qualifications
  • Applicants should have a minimum BA/BS degree in Economics, Math, Engineering or Computer Science and excellent analytical, numerical, empirical, research and writing skills.
  • Candidates with research experience are strongly preferred, especially those with experience in numerical modeling, statistics, and econometrics.
  • Experience in numerical software packages and languages like Matlab, Python and Julia. Knowledge in statistics and econometrics, including knowledge of statistical programming using STATA.
  • Knowledge in stochastic calculus, differential equations, standard internet tools, HTML, and social science data sources and publishing software is desirable.

 

Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO IS THE LAW.

 

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