Soc-jobs-list June 2019

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by Matteson, Jessica M.

Hi, all! I'm just doing a little clean-up and wanted to make sure that everyone on this lists wants to stay on this list. For the various options (subscribe/unsubscribe), please go to https://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/soc-jobs-list Best, Jessica

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Data science job opportunities for Harvard sociology PhDs & candidates

by Matteson, Jessica M.

FYI Dear Harvard Sociology PhDs & Candidates, Who we are I'm the lead data scientist at ERPi, a US federal government consulting firm, and am expanding its data science organization. A social science PhD myself (Rice, political science, 2010), I've had great success hiring social science PhDs for our work. If you're interested and possess quantitative skills, I want to recruit you. My data science team (14 and growing) investigates fraud, waste, abuse, and data quality for the Department of Veterans Affairs. This essentially means protecting US veterans, a needy population, from fraud. Our data science activities range from simple tasks to predictive models, NLP, and neural networks. Why social science PhDs? * Demonstrated strong analytical thinking capability * Proven communications skills * Ability to plan, execute, defend, and explain a multi-year complex project with minimal supervision * Incredible dedication and work ethic * Interest in improving society, especially for the less fortunate Talk to our recently hired PhDs Our recently hired PhDs have all agreed to discuss the company with you, answering any questions you have. Feel free to email them directly: 1. Laura Falender (history): lfalender(a)erpi.net<mailto:lfalender@erpi.net> 2. John Mickey (political science, qualitative): jmickey(a)erpi.net<mailto:jmickey@erpi.net> 3. Andrew Spiegelman (political science, quantitative): aspiegelman(a)erpi.net<mailto:aspiegelman@erpi.net> 4. Dave Walsh (Rutgers PhD 2018, international relations): dwalsh(a)erpi.net<mailto:dwalsh@erpi.net> Basic Requirements 1. Competence with R or Python 2. Competence with data manipulation, wrangling, and modeling 3. Willingness to collaborate with a data science team 4. Good written/verbal communication skills 5. Responsible, smart, good-natured, etc. 6. Willingness to live in the DC metro area 7. Defend PhD within 12 months of starting at ERPi (this is flexible) If You're Interested While we'll consider any applicant, US citizens and permanent residents are more likely to be hired due to US government contracting rules. Interested candidates should send resumes directly to me at aspiegelman(a)erpi.net<mailto:aspiegelman@erpi.net>. Resumes should be 1-2 pages and should emphasize your data science experience (e.g., talk about how you used data techniques in your articles, dissertation, book chapters). Sincerely, Andrew Spiegelman, PhD Lead Data Scientist ERPi

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Soc-jobs-list June 2019