Short Term Consultant Position

The global macro team in the Development Economic Prospects Group is looking for someone with an MA in Economics with good programming skills (particularly in E-views) for a short term consultant position. Feel free to contact me if you are interested.

Promoting Success in Graduate School

Office of the Provost

Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Research

Graduate Enhancement Workshop Series

“Promoting Success in Graduate School”

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

5:00-7:00pm

GRC

Presented by Jonathan Tubman, Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Research

This workshop will provide a broad overview of factors predictive of success in graduate education and career development.  Topics discussed will include:  student-faculty engagement in graduate education, mentoring, establishing a research trajectory; peer review and publication processes, developing a professional identity, financing your education and more. This workshop is ideal for Master’s and PhD students in all academic disciplines!

RSVP no later than 12 noon October 10^th at gradstudies@american.edu

Please contact Anita Brown at abrown@america.edu with questions about this workshop.  Can’t make this workshop? Go to http://www.american.edu/provost/grad/upcoming-events.cfm for more workshop information and news on upcoming workshops and events!

Research and Performance Metrics Manager

One of our current students sent us the following job announcement, which may be appropriate for some of our students.  She highly recommends the work environment.

STATE OF MARYLAND

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

DIVISION OF TOURISM, FILM AND THE ARTS

The Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Research & Performance Metrics Manager within the Division of Tourism, Film and the Arts (TFA), Office of Tourism Development (OTD).  The primary responsibility of this position is to provide economic and market research, analysis and evaluation for the division, as well as the Office of Sports Marketing.  These functions help guide the division's leadership in providing comprehensive and integrated investment in and promotion of Maryland's quality of life assets as well as deliver technical and financial assistance and incentives to the tourism, arts and film industries.  Essential duties include coordinating, analyzing and reporting performance metrics for the entire division (MFRs/State Stat/GDU); tracking, analyzing and reporting the economic impact of tourism and evaluating the value of the industry to Maryland's economy; tracking and analyzing Maryland and U.S. visitor volume, trip trends and visitor profiles, providing guidance on product development and marketing, including allocation of staff and budget resources; tracking the performance and measuring the effectiveness of Maryland Office of Tourism's programs to ensure the highest return on the State's investments; and serving as a resource for TFA stakeholders, both public and private sector, and collaborative sister agencies.

The ideal candidate is capable of working with internal and external clients in both the public and the private sectors, synthesizing information from disparate sources, and conducting technical tourism research.  Candidates must possess outstanding written and oral communication skills, a broad knowledge of government information sources, the ability to work independently and to complete assignments and projects in a team environment.  Candidates should be proficient in Word, Excel, Access, or other Windows-based software. The ability to handle multiple, concurrent and high-priority tasks is essential.

Candidates must possess a Bachelor's degree and five years of experience in business or economic research, marketing, planning or a closely related field.   Possession of a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning is preferred, but not required. An equivalent combination of education and experience will be accepted.

For more information see this job posting.

AU's Job and Internship Fair

American University's Job and Internship Fair is tomorrow, October 3 from 1:00 to 4:00 in the Bender Arena.  I know there are a number of organizations that will be recruiting economists, including the U.S. Census Bureau.  Stop by if you are interested--I recommend dressing professionally and bringing a copy of your resume, just in case!

Koch Positions

The Charles Koch Institute strives to help students become more effective advocates for economic freedom through two fantastic professional education opportunities; the paid Koch Internship Program and the Koch Associate Program. 

There are opportunities to work in a variety of areas including communications, policy, operations, donor relations, and more.

• Koch Internship Program: Students and recent grads get paid to work at free-market organizations in DC while engaging in weekly professional education every Tuesday. Both the spring and summer applications are now open and available online:  http://www.charleskochinstitute.org/internship-program/  
• Koch Associate Program: Participants work in a full-time job at a partner organization in DC, while engaging in professional education every Thursday. The program starts in June of 2013 and the application is now open and available online: http://www.charleskochinstitute.org/associate-program/ 

Federal Government Fellowships

Federal agencies and departments ranging from DHS to EPA to NIH annually host Science & Technology Policy Fellows, supported by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) . Social scientists as well as other scientists and engineers are placed across multiple program areas in funded fellowships, including:

• Congressional (2 placements)
• Diplomacy, Security & Development (30-40 placements)
• Energy, Environment, Agriculture Program (30-40 placements)
• Health, Education, & Human Services Program (30-40 placements) 

To learn more about the fellowships, join WIPAR at a luncheon featuring the AAAS program director and alumni fellows on Friday. September 28, from 12 pm to 2 pm. RSVP is required. Please let us know by Tuesday, September 25, via email to wipar@american.edu, if you plan to attend. Participants will subsequently receive additional information on the event location and logistics. Faculty from area universities are also welcome to attend.

Federal Reserve RA Position

The Industrial Output Section of the Federal Reserve is planning to hire several RAs as soon as possible. These are great full-time jobs that are usually filled by people recently out of undergrad. The RAs work with economists on the analysis of the economy that we provide to the Board of Governors, as well as our scholarly research. Research in my group tends to be very data-intensive, so experience working with data, and experience with statistical software and programming are big pluses. If anyone is looking for a full-time job while working on their MA, and believes they are qualified, please contact me for more information.