Dear Colleagues,

I'd like to draw your attention to the following job available at the Harvard Business School.  We are looking for a candidate with strong statistical/econometrical background, with strong programming skills in R or Stata.  Please apply through the following link.  If you know someone with this qualification, please forward the email.  Thanks!


Job Number: 23803BR

Statistician/Analyst
Harvard Business School
Boston, Massachusetts

Application:

http://jobs.brassring.com/1033/asp/tg/cim_jobdetail.asp?partnerID=25240&siteID=5341&AReq=23803br


Duties & Responsibilities
Reporting to Director of Research Computing Services, works directly with faculty and other RCS staff in support of research-related projects.  Provides advanced statistical consultation for faculty researchers and doctoral students. Maintains expertise in new research methodologies and techniques. Provides design and statistical consultation for researchers, as well as primary support and training for two or more statistical software packages (e.g., R, STATA, MATLAB, SAS, Mathematica). Employs methodological approaches such as multinomial logit and similar models,   time-series analysis, random effects models,   survival analysis, text analysis, and other appropriate tools.   Manages and manipulates data using packages such as Python, mySQL, and other tools.   Produces results as reports, presentations, graphics, web sites. Explores and tests statistical software. Develops statistical and technical documents for the RCS web site.

Basic Qualifications
Advanced degree in quantitative field required.  3+ years statistical/programming experience in research based setting; mathematics background; broad training and good habits in data management and analysis; expertise with multiple statistical software packages, including R, Stata, MatLab, SAS, or Mathematica; problem solving skills, organizational ability, communication skills, initiative. Strong customer service orientation. Ability to work independently and on a team. Demonstrated ability and desire to develop and maintain expertise in emerging research methods and technologies.

Additional Qualifications
Ph.D. preferred.  Desired abilities include experience in Linux-based parallel processing computing environments; business-related research experience; experience with large data sets; familiarity with computer programming languages, such as Python or C++ .

Chase H. Harrison
Director, Research Computing Services
Principal Survey Methodologist

Harvard Business School
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center B-93
Soldiers Field Rd.
Boston, MA 02163

617.495.6100 (Main)
617.496.6252 (Direct)
617.495.5287 (FAX)
charrison@hbs.edu

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