Employment
Economist Apprentice
Apprenti will act as the Apprenticeship Intermediary, managing the apprentice employment process, providing pay and benefits to apprentices, maintaining documentation and fulfilling statutory reporting requirements for all apprentices registered in the Apprenti program. Amazon is responsible for providing meaningful work opportunity and providing day-to-day apprentice supervision, from instructor led training to development in on the job learning.
The Amazon Economics organization is hiring for 2-year positions in our Economics Apprenticeship Program. We are looking for highly-skilled and motivated individuals who are eager to work on cutting-edge research with Amazon Economists while acquiring the research skills for PhD admissions. Guided by full-time Amazon Economists and mentoring professors at partnering universities, Econ Apprentices will learn how to work with large and complicated data sets to solve real-world business problems at scale using economic methods. Some knowledge of statistics, as well as basic familiarity with programming languages is necessary. Experience with econometrics and a statistical programming language (Python, R, Stata) would be a plus.
These are full-time positions with a set duration of 2 years, with compensation and benefits packages provided. The positions will help prepare Economist Apprentices to apply for PhD programs in their 2nd year of the position by offering: mentorship with Economists, guidance to take supplementary coursework, and admissions coaching. You will learn how to build data sets and perform applied econometric analysis at Internet speed collaborating with economists, data scientists and MBA's. These skills will translate well into your PhD application profile and provide you with work experience that may help you with writing applied chapters in your PhD dissertation.
The Amazon Economics organization is hiring for 2-year positions in our Economics Apprenticeship Program. We are looking for highly-skilled and motivated individuals who are eager to work on cutting-edge research with Amazon Economists while acquiring the research skills for PhD admissions. Guided by full-time Amazon Economists and mentoring professors at partnering universities, Econ Apprentices will learn how to work with large and complicated data sets to solve real-world business problems at scale using economic methods. Some knowledge of statistics, as well as basic familiarity with programming languages is necessary. Experience with econometrics and a statistical programming language (Python, R, Stata) would be a plus.
These are full-time positions with a set duration of 2 years, with compensation and benefits packages provided. The positions will help prepare Economist Apprentices to apply for PhD programs in their 2nd year of the position by offering: mentorship with Economists, guidance to take supplementary coursework, and admissions coaching. You will learn how to build data sets and perform applied econometric analysis at Internet speed collaborating with economists, data scientists and MBA's. These skills will translate well into your PhD application profile and provide you with work experience that may help you with writing applied chapters in your PhD dissertation.
We are committed to cultivating a research environment that is diverse and inclusive. We actively
recruit and mentor Apprentices who bring new perspectives and experiences.
If you are interested, please create a personal profile and submit a CV or resume listing quantitative coursework, and writing sample.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations: Seattle, WA or Arlington, VA
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Arlington, VA, USA | Seattle, WA, USA