Chicago Booth Professors Anthony Welsch and Li Yang seek highly skilled and motivated individuals to work as full-time Research Professionals for a period of at least one year. The planned start date is July 1, 2024, though other dates can be considered. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis; the first review is April 1st, 2024.
The job will entail close collaboration on a number of new and ongoing research projects with the faculty listed above. We plan to hire one candidate per professor listed and plan to match candidates to professors based on skills and research interests. After matching Research Professionals to professors, each Research Professional will closely work with the assigned professor for the entire period. Common tasks involve collecting data, maintaining databases, conducting statistical analysis, organizing the presentation of results, and providing other support associated with faculty research. Research for this role will focus on applied and often policy-relevant topics such as taxation, government finance and accounting, applied economics, and accounting and financial reporting. Previous holders of these positions at Booth have gone on to top Ph.D. programs in various areas and including the University of Chicago, Harvard, and Stanford.
If interested, please fill out our online survey (https://forms.gle/bRSJM8NUqeNqmJvk6) and this formal application (https://uchicago.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Chicago-IL/Research-Professional_JR25040).
The ideal candidate will have (i) a strong quantitative background, (ii) strong computer skills including programming, (iii) the ability to work independently to solve problems, (iv) strong writing skills, and (v) a long-term interest in pursuing research in accounting or related fields (such as finance and economics). Candidates with research experience are strongly preferred, especially those with experience in Stata, SAS, Python, or R. We pay a competitive annual salary and provide standard benefits such as health insurance.
Research staff build invaluable and collaborative relationships with Chicago Booth faculty and fellow research staff by engaging in UChicago’s rigorous intellectual environment. While at Chicago Booth, research staff hone their research skillset and engage in a bevy of programs—from a coding workshop to writing seminars—that prepares them to undertake independent research. To learn more about roles at Booth, visit https://www.chicagobooth.edu/faculty/research-staff/life-at-booth. To learn more about predoctoral roles like this in general, and to find other opportunities, please visit https://predoc.org.
Chicago Booth is dedicated to creating an environment where people of different backgrounds, broadly defined, feel valued and where their ideas and contributions can flourish. Chicago Booth welcomes applications from women, persons with disabilities, veterans, and under-represented groups. If you need an accommodation to apply to a Chicago Booth Research Staff Program, or if there are other factors impacting your ability to apply to an open position, please email ResearchProfessional@lists.chicagobooth.edu.