Position Announcement
TITLE: Research Professional
DEPARTMENT: The University of Chicago, Booth School of Business
GENERAL SUMMARY:
In the Healthcare Analytics Laboratory at Chicago Booth, teams of MBA students and other graduate students from across campus work with healthcare providers to improve delivery by analyzing large, complex datasets. The Research Professional will work with faculty, staff, students, and sponsors to help scope, organize, plan, and execute/coach these real-world projects. He/she will collaborate on research to convert project topics into publishable papers and possibly teaching case studies. Articles will be targeted towards both healthcare journals and journals in the quantitative sciences.
This position is expected to last for two years with the possibility of an additional year.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Ph.D. in Economics/Econometrics/Statistics/Management Science/Operations Research or related field required.
- Background conducting quantitative research in healthcare is required.
- Ability to demonstrate a broad range of interests in healthcare that span services, policy and economics required.
- Strong capability to learn (as appropriate) and deploy a wide range of quantitative methodologies in statistics/econometrics, operations research, and machine learning, required.
- Experience working with large datasets required.
- Advanced computer skills in scientific computing are required.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills are required.
Applications are due by August 31, 2015. The starting date for the position is October 1, 2015 or as soon as possible thereafter. Salary and benefits are competitive based on qualifications.
Successful candidates must be eligible to work in the US and must successfully complete a third-party background check and reference check. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status or status as an individual with disability.
The University of Chicago is an Affirmative Action,
Equal Opportunity / Disabled / Veterans Employer
To apply, cut and paste this link into your web browser: https://jobopportunities.uchicago.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=228866 or go to the University of Chicago jobs site at: https://jobopportunities.uchicago.edu and search for requisition number 098787
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Dan Adelman
Professor of Operations Management
University of Chicago, Booth School of Business
Chicago IL
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