Job Opening at The Conference Board China Center for Economics and Business

发布日期:2010-03-04 09:53    来源:北京大学国家发展研究院

Job Post – Research Assistant

 

Job description: 

          Support China Center’s various research projects including business cycle, consumer markets, labor and talent issues, and financial stability entry-level economics.

          Collect & Analyze economic and financial data under the guidance of other researchers.

          Create spreadsheets, charts and PowerPoint slides summarizing results of research.

          Conduct internet research on targeted industries and summarize results.

 

Qualification Requirements:

         A bachelor’s or master’s degree in economics

         Broad interests in economics

         Strong data analysis skills (including Excel and use of statistical software – SAS, Eviews, STATA, etc)

         Good English language ability and effective communication skills

         Native Chinese

         Intern experience in a collaborative research environment preferred (e.g. consulting market research, think tank, or government agency)

 

Please e-mail the following (in attachment) to claire.xia@conference-board.org by April 9, 2010.

         Cover letter describing your interest in the position (English or Chinese)

         Curriculum Vitae or resume

         Academic transcripts

         Writing sample (English or Chinese)

 

About The Conference Board   www.conference-board.org

 

Founded in 1916, The Conference Board creates and disseminates knowledge about management and the marketplace to help businesses strengthen their performance and better serve society. The Conference Board operates as a global independent membership organization working in the public interest. It publishes information and analysis, makes economics-based forecasts and assesses trends, and facilitates learning by creating dynamic communities of interest that bring together senior executives from around the world.

 

As a non-partisan, not-for-profit business research organization, The Conference Board is a leader in empirical economic research. The Conference Board produces many of the most widely respected indicators of global economic performance: Leading Economic Indicators for the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Japan, Korea, Mexico and Australia, the Experimental Leading Economic Indicator for China, the US Consumer Confidence Index, the US Consumer Internet Barometer, the US Help-Wanted Advertising Index, and the US Help-Wanted OnLine Data Series. The Conference Board is the world's most widely-quoted private source of management and economic intelligence: global media quoted its research more than 50,000 times in 2006.