PhD Research Economist

🏢 Integra · 📍 Austin, Texas

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Position Summary & Responsibilities

Integra FEC is hiring entrepreneurial and quantitatively skilled graduates with a background in economics and mathematics who are interested in applying their skills to identify, investigate and analyze fraud in various domains, including finance, healthcare and cryptocurrencies. Integra is a boutique economic consulting and forensic analytics firm that works with government agencies and private entities to analyze complicated and high-profile schemes. Our team applies data science and econometric techniques and intensely values each employee to take initiative and to be curious while operating as a data detective to solve complex problems.

Main responsibilities include:

Working as a data detective to examine potentially fraudulent patterns
Conducting qualitative and quantitative research to identify opportunities to detect fraud and identify fraud detection methods
Building, cleaning, compiling and analyzing datasets to find insights and fraud patterns using econometrics, statistics and other forms of analyses
Building scripts, algorithms and code to process and analyze large datasets effectively and efficiently
Presenting findings to technical and non-technical audiences

Job Qualifications:

PhD in Economics required, with Finance and Mathematics background a plus
Familiarity with Python, SQL, R, or other scripting languages
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
Attention to detail with big-picture understanding
Ability to work well in teams
Highest ethical standards.

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