Pre-doctoral Researcher - Technical Associate (Antoinette Schoar) 2025/2026

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Description We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated individuals to work as full-time research assistant for a period of at least one year, with the option to extend to two years. Our ideal employment start date would be between March 1st to July 15th, 2026, The work will entail close collaboration with all stages of the research process on several projects in the areas of fintech, cryptocurrencies and blockchain, financial intermediation, and consumer finance. This position offers the opportunity to gain exposure to a broad set of economic research topics and methodologies and is especially valuable for someone who wants to pursue a PhD or advanced Master’s program in economics, finance, business analytics or related fields. The chosen candidates will also gain valuable experience analyzing large data sets and learning skills in machine learning, big data, econometric methods and working with unique data sets. Prinicipal Duties and Reponsibilities: - Perform analysis of large-scale quantitative and qualitative datasets as part of research projects. - Use of new tools to collect and process data. - Work with blockchain data and data from other digital platforms. - Summariz...