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• ECONOMICS / L&S Social Sciences / UCLA

Position overview
Position title: Assistant Director of Applied Projects & MQE Quant Lab
Salary range: See Table 36 for salary table. A reasonable estimate for this position is $62,236-$118,480

Application Window

Open date: April 17, 2025

Next review date: Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.

Position description

The Master of Quantitative Economics (MQE) Program at UCLA invites highly qualified applicants to the Data Scientist & Assistant Director of MQE Quant Lab position effective immediately.

The Assistant Director contributes to the MQE Quant Lab by conducting data analysis and building data pipelines. In addition, this role designs and delivers applied workshops and technical training activities and supervises applied student projects.

Qualified candidates must possess a master’s degree in a quantitative field including computer science, engineering, data science, business analytics, mathematics, statistics, economics, finance, or related fields. Must be proficient in Python, SQL, and machine learning. Experience with AWS, cloud computing and end to end model deployment is preferred. Ability to design and deliver effective trainings and workshops. Strong interpersonal and communication (written and oral) skills to convey complex concepts to applied practitioners. Self-starter with a team-player attitude. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. An interest or experience in data engineering, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, time series forecasting, and quantitative finance is a plus. Experience in finance or economics is not required. This is a full-time, one-year contract position (with possibility to extend).

Program: https://master.econ.ucla.edu/

Qualifications
Basic qualifications

Qualified candidates must possess a master’s degree in a quantitative field. Ability to conduct financial research and financial analysis using complex data sets. Must be proficient in Python, SQL, Excel, Tableau, and other analytics tools. Ability to develop high-impact educational programming as well as translate applied learnings into creative real-world practices through collaborative partnerships. Ability to design and deliver effective trainings and workshops. Demonstrated ability to provide coaching and training to masters-level students. Strong interpersonal and communication (written and oral) skills to convey complex concepts to applied practice. Self-starter with a team-player attitude. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Application Requirements
Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

• Cover Letter (Optional)

• Statement of Research (Optional)

• Statement of Teaching (Optional)

• Reference check authorization release form - Complete and upload the reference check authorization release form

• Misc / Additional (Optional)

Reference requirements

• 3 required (contact information only)

Applicants will be asked to name references to complete their application, but the references will not be asked to provide letters unless the analyst requests them.

Apply link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10296

Help contact: rmorris@econ.ucla.edu

About UCLA

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.

• “Misconduct” means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant’s previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.
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