Research Assistant - Krigman

TITLE                                               Research Assistant

DEPARTMENT                                Finance

REPORTS TO                                  Laurie Krigman, [email protected]

PAY RATE                                       $25.00

THE OPPORTUNITY 

Assist professor in completing research activities. This will include extracting

data from financial databases including CRSP, Compustat, Bloomberg, Thompson, Edgar, TAQ. Student will be required to merge data from different databases, ensuring data integrity. Student will assist professor in performing statistical analyses and running econometric models on data.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Responsible for the accurate and timely extracting and cleaning of data
• Responsible for the merging of datasets
• Responsible for documenting all steps taken while processing data
• Responsible for performing statistical and econometric analyses on data
• Be prepared to perform other duties and assist with special projects as
• assigned
• Assume additional responsibilities as required.

YOUR TEAM WILL INCLUDE

List titles or N/A if no one supervised

WHAT EDUCATION AND SKILLS YOU WILL NEED

• Current Babson MSF Student in good standing
• Possess strong technical skills in handling data
• Knowledge of programming languages to perform analysis
• Strong Excel skills
• Ability to follow instructions and ask questions when necessary
• Ability to work independently

HOW AND WHERE YOU WILL WORK

Babson Campus (Wellsley)