Global Airline Demand, Networks, and Capacity Choice
FACULTY SUPERVISOR(S):
Kevin Williams and Steven Berry
PROJECT AND POSITION DESCRIPTION:
Steven Berry and Kevin Williams are seeking to recruit one highly skilled and motivated individual to join the Pre-doctoral Fellowship program to work in the area of industrial organization, with a focus on networks and capacity decisions. The prospective pre-doctoral fellow will work on projects studying global airline industry using comprehensive airline data in collaboration with a large US airline.
During the one or two-year fellowship, the successful candidate will develop her/his own research agenda under the supervision of Professors Berry and Williams. This position is intended to provide training in the field of economics research to prepare a candidate for doctoral studies in graduate school. This position presents an opportunity for recent graduates to begin training for a career in research and will serve as a stepping stone to doctoral studies.
REQUISITE SKLLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
Successful candidates must have strong communication skills and be proficient in Python (multiprocessing, pandas, etc.). Familiarity with SQL preferred. Strong analytical skills, including exposure to proof-based math classes required. Applicants must have completed a bachelor’s or master’s degree.
SPECIAL APPLICATIONS INSTRUCTIONS
Applicants interested in this position should include at least one coding sample in Python in their application file. A link to a GitHub acccount is preferred. As part of the application review process, finalists will also be asked to complete a training exercise.