Senior Economic Research Analyst

Position Summary

This position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement that may include a partially remote work location consistent with System Office policy. UNC Chapel Hill employees are generally required to reside within a reasonable commuting distance of their assigned duty station. The Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise seeks Senior Economic Research Analyst to provide research support on academic and translational research projects in collaborations with Kenan-Flagler Faculty the institutes Chief Economist and Kenan Institute particular this position will work on several institute-led research projects such as the development and build out of a set of high frequency proprietary regional economic indicators using mixed frequency data as well as topics broadly related to macroeconomics labor economics capital formation economic prosperity among others. This position will also support the creation of the institutes content development. Specific job duties include :

• Identify organize and clean data for analysis using statistical software such as Stata SAS R and Python among others
• Perform economic financial econometric and statistical analyses.
• Write and maintain documentation of data sources and statistical tests performed on the data.
• Conduct literature reviews on a broad set of economic and business topics in support of development of research papers white papers and reports.
• Support development maintenance communication and dissemination of proprietary regional economic indicators.
• Write data commentaries based on current economic data that will be shared on the Institutes website.
• Opportunity to work closely with Kenan-Faculty faculty and potential to co-author research papers.
• Support the development and implementation of research seminars and webinars.
• Cultivate relationships with Kenan-Flagler faculty in order to stay apprised of their latest research and develop a deep understanding of their areas of expertise.
• Train and onboard new research analysts on our process and methods for econometric models that support the American Growth Project.
• Serve as the first point of contact for junior research analysts who need feedback or support troubleshooting issues related to our economic models.
• Manage our current modeling processes for the American Growth Project including updating and maintaining the models for regional GDP Growth and Productivity.
• Lead the process for developing new models for other economic indicators such as developing a manufacturing health index with oversight from the Institutes Chief Economist.

Required Qualifications Competencies And Experience

Bachelors degree in economics business public policy statistics mathematics or a related field. Must have at least one year experience using programming languages R or python; and must be proficient using statistical software Stata.

Preferred Qualifications Competencies And Experience

2-5 years of relevant work experience or a masters degree preferred. Additional preferred qualifications include :

Required Experience :

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Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1