Dear Colleagues,

The Volpe Center seeks entry-level Economists to work with colleagues to provide leaders with information to make policy, programmatic, regulatory, and procurement decisions. The Economic Analysis Division delivers a comprehensive range of economic, equity impact, and industry analyses. Work includes benefit-cost analyses, forecasting, evaluations, and surveys. The work that you do can save lives, save time, support sustainability, promote civil rights, and help make every dollar count!

Recent graduates who sought out and enjoyed a rigorous curriculum and research experience are happiest with our work. Flexibility, creativity, curiosity, a willingness to take initiative, and good social skills are vital for interacting with our sponsors and your colleagues online, in the office, and in the field. Successful entry level candidates (GS-7) often have part time or summer experience as a research assistant. GS-9 candidates ideally have a graduate degree as well as research assistant experience. Experience with and enthusiasm for transportation-related issues is a plus.

MAJOR DUTIES:

-Performs literature reviews of the economics or transportation literature to provide analytical frameworks and information to inform the analysis.

-Develops datasets for econometric analysis, including data cleaning and addressing any data quality issues.

-Performs benefit cost analysis of regulatory, investment or other programmatic options.

-Analyzes data using spreadsheets, including the use of formulas and development of graphs.

-Writes programs in statistical software to calculate descriptive statistics or run regressions.

-Provides assistance and support to senior staff conducting economic analyses of national and local transportation programs.

-Participates in meetings with co-workers and other parties to acquire or provide information and maintain contacts with other transportation professionals working in related areas to exchange information related to various studies.

-Uses effective oral and written communication skills to prepare and present findings and conclusions.

This position is open to both U.S. Citizens and Federal Employees.

ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: OST.RVOLPE-2022-0014

ANNOUNCEMENT OPEN DATE: January 25, 2022

ANNOUNCEMENT CLOSE DATE: February 3, 2022  11:59 PM EST

FOLLOW THIS LINK TO APPLY

INFORMATIONAL SESSION:

Sari Radin, Chief of the Economic Analysis Division (V321) will hold an information session to describe the position and to answer any questions interested candidates may have. Jaclyn Amicangelo from Human Resources will be there to inform and answer questions on the application process. Please direct any questions to Volpe HR Specialist Jaclyn Amicangelo at Jaclyn.amicangelo@dot.gov

Date: January 27, 2022, 1:00 to 1:30 PM
Location: TEAMS

Click here to join the meeting

The U.S. Department of Transportation strives to ensure that equity, transparency, accountability, collaboration, and communication permeate all that we do for the betterment of the Department, the traveling public, and our nation.

As such, DOT values a highly diverse workforce of persons who promote a culture of belonging by respecting the personal dignity and worth of each individual and fostering a positive environment where all feel safe and welcome. If these commitments coincide with your personal ideals and professional aspirations, please consider joining the DOT family.

If you or someone you know is interested, I encourage you or them to apply. We are looking for a diverse pool of well qualified candidates. The announcement is posted on USA Jobs at http://www.usajobs.gov/ and is linked from the Volpe Center Careers site at https://www.volpe.dot.gov/about-us/careers. Please feel free to forward this message and the information session details to anyone who may be interested in applying to this position.  

All staff are encouraged to share this job opportunity on your personal social media accounts by copying and pasting the following language: 

The U.S. DOT Volpe Center in Cambridge, MA is recruiting for Economists.  If you or someone you know is interested, I encourage you or them to click here to apply. We are looking for a diverse pool of well qualified candidates. 

Columbia Business School is kicking off its recruitment for our annual Summer Research Internship Program.  This program is highly competitive:  last year we accepted 20 interns from a pool of nearly 1000 applicants.  

We are looking for students from all majors who have an interest in doing academic research in a business school environment in the quantitative social sciences and behavioral sciences. 

Further details about the Summer Internship Program are listed in the announcement below.   I would appreciate it if you could post this information in your newsletter or listserv.   Please let me know if you have any questions.

Best regards,

Khaled N. Hamdy, PhD

Director, Research and Planning                                                                                                                                                                                

Columbia Business School

summerintern@gsb.columbia.edu

Summer Research Internship Program

Columbia Business School seeks applicants for the 2022 Summer Research Internship Program. This highly selective program provides interns an opportunity to work with Columbia Business School's faculty on a research project in finance, economics, marketing, management, decision sciences, operations, accounting, or data analytics. 

Under the guidance of a faculty mentor, most interns generally work on one research project. The work may include literature reviews, data collection and cleaning, web scraping, statistical analysis, advanced analytics such as machine learning and NLP, and in some cases, contribution to a final publication. Behavioral interns may be staffed on multiple projects: conducting literature reviews, coding data, performing statistical analyses, and running experiments with the Behavioral Research lab. All interns will present their final results to faculty at the end of the internship.

The program will run from June 1, 2022 through August 5, 2022 (TBD).  Pending approval from the university, we are hoping to run this program on campus this year.  If it is run in person, housing will be provided.  The interns are paid a salary whether the program is in person or virtual

Summer-Intern Placement

After graduating from their undergraduate or master’s programs, our summer interns have leveraged their experience at CBS to gain admission to some of the most prestigious PhD programs in Economics, Finance, Marketing, Management, Operations, and Data Science. Since 2012, 43 out of 125 interns have enrolled in PhD programs at schools like MIT (6), Harvard (6), Stanford (5), Columbia (4), Wharton (4), and the University of Chicago (2).

Some interns decide not to pursue their doctorate or defer doing so until after they have worked in industry for a few years. The summer internship experience provides training in analytical and quantitative skills that many employers find valuable. Our summer interns have accepted jobs from prestigious firms in management consulting (McKinsey, BCG, Deloitte) and economic consulting (Cornerstone Research, Analysis Group), financial firms and hedge funds (Goldman Sachs, Capital One, JP Morgan Chase, Blackrock, Blackstone, Bridgewater, AQR Capital Management), and at technology companies such as Facebook, Nielsen, and eBay.  A select number of summer interns return to CBS for our prestigious Predoctoral Fellowship Program (PDF).

Successful Applicants

This is a multi-disciplinary program and candidates from all backgrounds, including business, statistics, mathematics, engineering, computer science, the physical sciences, and the social and behavioral sciences, are encouraged to apply. 

Prospective interns should demonstrate an enthusiasm for research and intellectual curiosity. They are expected to have excellent communication skills, basic knowledge of statistics and/or econometrics, and familiarity with statistical and computational software packages (e.g., Matlab, R, STATA, SPSS) and scripting languages such as Python or R. Candidates interested in working with behavioral researchers should have experience conducting experiments and coding data.

For more information and to apply, please fill out the application form at the following website: https://academics.gsb.columbia.edu/research-opportunities/summer-research-internship

The Application Deadline is 11:59pm EST on March 1, 2022.  Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.  The application process is highly competitive, only qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview.

We encourage students from diverse and underrepresented communities to apply.

I'm excited to announce the Winter 2022 hiring cycle for Research Professionals at the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics at the University of Chicago. We’re currently hiring full-time research assistants to start July 1, 2022, though other start dates will be considered. The program is intended to serve as a bridge between college and graduate school for students interested in empirical economics. These research assistants will work closely on faculty research, with faculty across all areas of economics hiring during this Winter hiring cycle. Available positions can be viewed at our website, and applications for the Winter cycle should be submitted by January 31, 2022. Please consider sharing with students across your network who may be interested in these opportunities.

Research Professionals and similar pre-doctoral positions at other universities are relatively new to the academic pipeline, but they are quickly becoming an integral part of the pipeline in the quantitative social sciences. Such positions are an excellent option for anyone considering a PhD program who is still uncertain, or as an alternative for anyone considering a master’s degree as a step toward a PhD.  Anyone who would like to learn more should visit www.predoc.org for more information and an aggregated list of opportunities from several institutions. 

Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions.

Best,

Michelle Skinner

Program Director/Pre-Doctoral Fellow Program

Becker Friedman Institute for Economics (BFI)

5757 S. University Avenue

Sateh Hall for Economics, Room 354

Chicago, IL  60637

(773) 834-3828

The Board of Governors and the 12 Federal Reserve Banks throughout the country are currently recruiting upcoming graduates to fill multiple Research Assistant positions that will become available in spring and summer 2022. The positions are full-time, salaried, and offer full benefits, including tuition assistance. 

The Federal Reserve System is committed to attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce. We recognize the benefit derived from different perspectives and experiences and we look carefully at candidates’ applications to identify individuals whose perspectives could benefit our work. As such, we especially encourage submissions from individuals of groups traditionally less represented in economics.

Research Assistants work closely with economists at the top of their fields on a variety of research questions and real-world policy issues while developing a toolkit beneficial for graduate study and future career paths. Research Assistants typically work for two to three years, before going on to competitive graduate programs or pursuing other careers. 

We seek individuals with strong academic records and excellent written and oral communication skills. Competitive candidates should have intermediate coursework in economics and a strong foundation in mathematics and statistics. We also look for prior research experience, demonstrated interest in economics, programming experience, and familiarity with statistical programming packages, such as STATA, MATLAB, and R. Most positions require US citizenship, but some Reserve Banks consider non-U.S. citizen candidates.

Interested students will find general information about our Research Assistant program at www.fedeconjobs.org. This site also directs candidates to specific information and application instructions for each of the Federal Reserve Banks and the Board. Candidates must submit separate applications to each location of interest.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me by email or phone.

Thank you for your support!

Al Daniels

Al Daniels (He/Him/His)

Sr. Business Management Analyst

Division of Research and Statistics, Administration Section

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Workplace Ally

Cell: 202-853-6944

Just posted:  Announcement for summer interns, seeking both undergraduate and graduate students.  As the new infrastructure act rolls out, there’s a lot of interesting work coming our way.  It’s too early to know about specific projects, but it is likely that we will be working on a variety of topics related to climate change (infrastructure resilience and emission reduction), new technologies, accessibility, equity, and other innovations and investments in all modes of transportation.  We expect to support grant programs, regulatory development and policy decisions.

I am happy to answer any questions.

Best,

Sari

Sari Radin

Chief | Economic Analysis Division

617-494-2209 | sari.radin@dot.gov

U.S. DOT Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

55 Broadway, Cambridge MA 02142 | Web: www.volpe.dot.gov

www.volpe.dot.gov   

The U.S. DOT Volpe Center is now recruiting talented and diverse individuals to fill the following positions as part of its Pathways Internship Program:

Computer Scientists

Data Scientists

Economists

Engineering Psychologists

Financial Analysts

General Engineers

Human Resource Specialists 

Policy Analysts

Program Support Assistants

Operations Research Analysts

Most Pathways positions will begin May 2022. Applications will be accepted through December 1, 2021. 

The U.S. DOT Volpe Center is located in Kendall Square in the culturally diverse and academically rich city of Cambridge, MA. We offer competitive benefits and a flexible, family-friendly work environment. For our 2022 Pathways program, location is negotiable upon selection.

https://www.volpe.dot.gov/news/us-dot-volpe-center-seeks-student-interns-2022

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/622307300

My name is Sarah Wheaton and I’m a Research Assistant at President Biden’s Council of Economic Advisers. As you may know, we are a team of economists who provide objective, empirical economic advice on the formulation of the President’s domestic and international economic policies.

I’m writing today because we have recently opened hiring for our Spring and Summer 2022 internship programs. We are hiring full and part-time interns for both the spring and summer programs. Interns will have the opportunity to assist in statistical analysis, data collection, and other parts of the policy process on a wide range of issues of economic significance.

The posting can be found attached and we are accepting applications on a rolling basis. We hope you can pass this exciting opportunity along to your students, and do feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

Best,

Sarah

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Sarah Wheaton

Research Assistant

Council of Economic Advisers