Charles River Associates is a leading global consulting firm that provides independent economic and financial analysis behind litigation matters, guides businesses through critical strategy and operational issues to become more profitable and advises governments on the economic impact of policies and regulations. Our two main services – litigation and management consulting – are delivered by practice groups that focus on specific areas of expertise or industries. Explore how CRA can help you Accelerate your career and click here to learn why PhDs choose CRA.
Our Labor and Employment Practice hiring location is Tallahassee, FL.
CRA's Labor & Employment practice provides expertise and support in a wide range of litigation disputes involving employment processes such as compensation, hiring, promotion, termination, and the role of gender, race, ethnicity and age in employment practices. Our clients, which include preeminent law firms, Fortune 500 companies, and government agencies, come to us for our technical skills, rigorous analysis, and expert insight they need to understand all aspects of their employment data. We also assist employers by conducting proactive studies of employment and contracting practices, monitoring consent decrees and settlement agreements, and designing systems to track employment practices.
Responsibilities vary based on practice placement and may include:
- Working closely with leading academics, managing the research process, and supervising, training and mentoring junior analysts
- Conducting research in a supportive, team-oriented environment
- Acting as a primary point of contact for clients and assisting in the development and presentation of client deliverables including expert reports summarizing our opinions, conclusions, and recommendations and third party financial, market and industry data
- Consulting with attorneys and other clients in industry and government on a wide variety of finance, strategy and economics issues
- Independently conceptualizing and identifying issues, designing complex economic and financial models to analyze economic and financial data
- Programming, model building and/or regression analysis in statistical analysis programs (such as Stata, SAS, R or Python)
- Ensuring the integrity and accuracy of analyses and opinions
- Work with those testifying in judicial proceedings to provide economic analyses of mergers and other competition matters before the major competition authorities of the world
As most of our work is done in the office, minimal travel is required.
Qualifications
Successful candidates will have a Ph.D. or ABD in economics, finance, or accounting or a closely aligned field, and will have specific expertise in the fields of industrial organization, applied microeconomics, econometrics, labor, health, intellectual property, pricing, corporate finance, financial accounting, or other quantitative areas. Previous experience in teaching, research, or industry is desirable.
How to Apply
To be considered for all interview opportunities, please submit a curriculum vitae, cover letter, a copy of a research/job market paper or dissertation and three letters of recommendation to this posting AND submit the very short CRA online application at https://grnh.se/8816bbf81us by the stated deadline.
Charles River Associates is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (EEO/AAE): Minority/Female/Veteran/Differently-abled.
- Curriculum vitae
- Cover letter
- Job market paper
- Additional paper (optional)
- Video presentation of applicant (optional)
- Video presentation of job market paper (optional)
- Other file (optional)
- Letters of reference: 3