fyi below. also, we'll switch this mailing list to the entering class soon,
so this is one of the last of these messages you'll get. I hope you all had
a great break and have a terrifically productive (and productively terrific)
new year.
Take care,
Gary
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From: Harrison, Chase <charrison at hbs.edu>
Date: Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 5:24 PM
Subject: Greetings and Job Posting
To: "king at harvard.edu" <king at harvard.edu>
Hi Gary,
I hope you are doing well. We have an opening for a statistician in my
unit. It's an ideal position for someone with a strong methods background
who enjoys doing applied quantitative research in an academic setting. I am
posting a link and listing below.
If you know of anyone who might be a good fit, please don't hesitate to pass
this along.
All the best,
Chase
http://jobs.harvard.edu/jobs/summ_req?in_post_id=43080
Statistician/Analyst
Harvard Business School
Position Number 38614
Department Division of Research and Faculty Development
Location Boston
Full Or Part Time Full-Time
Salary Grade 058
Date Posted 01/08/2010
Duties And 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., SAS, Stata, MATLAB, R,
Mathematica). Assists research associates with implementation of statistical
programs. 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 SAS, Stata, MatLab, Mathematica or R; 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 .
Additional Information The start date for this position will be mid-June to
early-July 2010.
Required Screening Harvard University requires pre-employment reference
and background screening.
Harvard University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
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 at
hbs.edu