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Job Field: Office Jobs
Location: SEATTLE, WA
Salary: $-
Job Type: Part Time

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               <td align="left"><font style="font-size: 100%;">Economist<BR><BR><BR><BR>Job ID: 191355<BR>Location: US-WA-Seattle<BR><BR>Posted Date: 9/20/2012<BR>Company: Amazon Corporate LLC<BR><BR>Position Category: Business Intelligence <BR>Apply for This Position<BR><BR>* Apply for this position online<BR>* E-mail this position to a friend<BR>Position Details<BR>Job Description<BR>Amazon.com strives to be Earth''s most customer-centric company where people can find and discover anything they want to buy online. We hire the world''s brightest minds, offering them a fast paced, technologically sophisticated and friendly work environment.<BR><BR>Economists at Amazon work directly with chief economist Patrick Bajari and senior management on key business problems faced in retail, international retail, cloud computing, third party merchants, search, Kindle and operations. Amazon economists apply the frontier of economic thinking to market design, pricing, forecasting, online advertising and other areas. You will build econometric models, using world class data systems, and apply economic theory to solve business problems in a fast moving environment. Additionally, you will be expected to maintain an independent and active research agenda, publishing in leading academic journals.<BR><BR>Salaries will be competitive and will include equity compensation.<BR><BR>To apply, please apply onlineandplease forward a cover letter, curriculum vita, research sample and letters of recommendation to economist-careers@amazon.com.<BR><BR><BR>*LI-RS2<BR>Basic Qualifications<BR><BR>* PhD in Economics or anticipating completion of a PhD Economics by Aug 2013<BR>Preferred Qualifications<BR><BR>* Two to three years of experience in private consulting, government, or in academic research<BR>* Strong background in econometrics, industrial organization, economic theory, and quantitative methods<BR>* Ability to work in a fast-paced business environment<BR>* Strong research track record<BR>* Effective verbal and written communication skills<BR>Amazon is an Equal-Opportunity Employer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              </font></td>
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