Texas A&M University
6 days ago
Predoctoral Research Assistant in Economics and Finance Research on Federal R&D Tax Policy Texas A&M University in United States
Degree Level
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Field of study
Finance
Funding
This is an 11-month funded research-project appointment paying $4,166.67 per month. The position includes a funded research visit to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and travel as needed. Employee benefits include medical, prescription, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid holidays, sick leave, vacation, retirement enrollment, professional development support, educational release time, and tuition assistance.
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United States
University
Texas A&M University
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About this position
Texas A&M University is hiring a Predoctoral Research Assistant in the Department of Finance at Mays Business School in College Station, Texas. The 11-month, full-time position is designed for a highly motivated aspiring PhD student interested in economics, finance, and academic research.
The research assistant will work with Dr. Andrew Fieldhouse of Texas A&M University and Dr. Karel Mertens of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas on a new narrative dataset examining postwar changes in federal R&D tax policy and the economic returns to federal investment in research and development. Responsibilities include verifying policy changes against congressional reports, hearing transcripts, Joint Committee on Taxation documents, Treasury materials, and presidential statements; conducting archival and legislative research; classifying policy changes as exogenous or endogenous to short-run macroeconomic conditions; maintaining data series; documenting sources and coding decisions; preparing literature reviews, tables, figures, appendices, and working-paper sections; and supporting related faculty research tasks.
Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree in economics or finance by the start date. No prior experience is required. Preferred qualifications include programming or data-management experience in Stata, Python, R, SAS, or MATLAB; coursework in econometrics, statistics, public economics, public finance, macroeconomics, innovation, or fiscal policy; quantitative and primary-source research experience; and familiarity with LaTeX/Overleaf, copy editing, or reference-management tools. Strong writing, editing, Excel, analytical, organizational, ethical, and collaborative skills are expected.
The appointment pays $4,166.67 per month and is funded through the research project. It includes a funded research visit to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, possible travel, employee benefits, retirement enrollment, paid leave, professional development, and tuition assistance. Apply through the Texas A&M University System Workday portal with the required application information and preferably a cover letter and resume.
Funding details
This is an 11-month funded research-project appointment paying $4,166.67 per month. The position includes a funded research visit to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and travel as needed. Employee benefits include medical, prescription, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid holidays, sick leave, vacation, retirement enrollment, professional development support, educational release time, and tuition assistance.
What's required
Applicants must have completed a bachelor's degree in economics or finance by the start date; no prior experience is required. Preferred qualifications include programming and data-management skills in Stata, Python, R, SAS, or MATLAB; relevant coursework in econometrics, statistics, public economics, public finance, macroeconomics, innovation, or fiscal policy; quantitative research experience; experience with legal, legislative, archival, or historical primary-source documents; familiarity with LaTeX/Overleaf, copy editing, or bibliographic reference management; and an interest in pursuing graduate study in economics or finance. Applicants should have excellent writing and editing skills, comfort reading dense legislative and legal materials, working proficiency with Excel, meticulous attention to detail, high ethical standards, discretion, independent critical-thinking ability, and the ability to collaborate and manage multiple tasks.
How to apply
Apply through the Texas A&M University System Workday job portal. Submit the online application data and upload a cover letter and resume under CV/Resume; incomplete applications or incomplete resumes may be rejected.
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