An Analysis of Central Banks' Research: Assistant Needed

François Claveau January 27th, 2017

The Canada Research Chair in Applied Epistemology seeks a research assistant for its project Post-2007 Central Banking: Expertise and Policies.

The main task of the assistant will involve computer-assisted analysis of corpora (text mining). The goal of this part of the project is to characterize the extent and possible blinders of central bank research. The following characteristics are assets for candidates (but are not strict requirements):

  1. A demonstrated interest for the study of institutions involved in macroeconomic regulation
  2. Knowledge of SQL queries (relational database) and of R and Python
  3. Experience in text mining

The position is for 10 hours per week during the winter term, with a possible extension for the summer. Candidates must be full-time students.

To apply

Please send your documents directly to the Chair holder, François Claveau <Francois.Claveau@USherbrooke.ca>. These documents must contain:

  1. A short letter indicating the experiences and interests that you find most relevant for the job
  2. A CV with the contact details of at least one reference
  3. A recent transcript

The deadline for application is February 10, 2017. If you have questions, please contact François.

This content has been updated on January 27th, 2017 at 10 h 16 min.