March 24, 2015 The Kellogg Finance Department is looking for full

J.L. Kellogg School of Management
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2001 Sheridan Road
Evanston, Illinois 60208-2001
Brian M. Weller
Assistant Professor of Finance
b-weller@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Phone 847-467-6176
Fax 847-491-5719
www.kellogg.northwestern.edu
March 24, 2015
The Kellogg Finance Department is looking for full-time research assistants to work for a minimum of
one year. The job entails close collaboration on a number of projects in finance with several members of
the department. The starting date is negotiable, but it should be no later than July 1, 2015.
The ideal candidate will have the interest and dedication to work with department faculty to advance
academic research in finance. We are looking for someone interested in economics and finance who
preferably has completed some coursework in economics and statistics. However, we welcome those with
limited backgrounds who are looking for additional economics exposure. In either case this individual
must be capable of meticulous and self-directed work. Knowledge of Japanese is a plus, but not required.
Potential research duties vary, but may include:
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Programming in Stata, MATLAB, Excel, or similar packages. You will primarily work with
empiricists, and a mutual objective will be to become familiar with datasets and data
manipulation techniques. Construction of spreadsheets and charts. Finance involves building spreadsheets to answer
problems and charts to communicate those answers. Some proficiency in Excel, Stata, and
MATLAB software is desirable; an ability to learn more where necessary is required.
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Data collection from paper and electronic sources. Data work will sometimes require cleaning
and checking the data for internal and external consistency. It may also include tracking down
text—either entire papers or references in papers. This may involve work in the libraries, the
public web, or licensed web resources (e.g. Bloomberg or Compustat).
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Editing of research papers, public talks, and teaching notes. This will include reading for both
grammar and in some cases content. What you don’t know about finance (which may be a lot),
but need to know, members of the department will teach you. We need someone with a strong
interest in learning finance along the way, but not necessarily someone who already knows it.
This opportunity offers additional training and potential co-authorship (in year two) for those interested in
pursuing academic positions in economics or finance. In addition, the skills emphasized in our work have
dual-use for industry jobs in finance. We pay an annual salary of $48,000 and provide standard benefits
such as health insurance.
If interested, please email to Brian Weller (b-weller@kellogg.northwestern.edu) with the following:
1. A cover letter briefly describing your career or academic goals;
2. A CV;
3. A complete undergraduate and graduate transcript, if applicable.
Note for international applicants: Kellogg will provide the research associate with the necessary J-1
Research Scholar visa, subject to USCIS rules and regulations.
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