Job Opportunity for Research Associate – Data Science & Computation at IIM Ahmedabad in Ahmedabad

About the Organization

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad is a business school, located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. The school has been accorded the status of an Institute of National Importance by Ministry of Human Resources, Government of India in 2017.

Job Description

The Research Associate is expected to support cutting-edge research on topics/themes that are aligned with the centre’s vision, for instance, operations research and optimization, statistics, machine learning, graph theory and networks, with applications in the areas of finance, operations, marketing, economics, etc. Along with research support, the research associate is expected to help with certain administrative responsibilities at the centre. Some of the current ongoing projects:

• Combining causal inference and machine learning
• Quantifying the fashion trends using state-of-the-art computer vision algorithms
• Impact Assessment of AI and Human assistance on health outcomes
• Optimal Platform Design
• Fair Recommendation Systems

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Applicants must have a bachelor’s or master’s degree.
• Applicants must have strong quantitative skills. A degree in a quantitative field (such as applied math, statistics, physics, operations research, or computer science) is required.
• Applicants should be motivated to expand their knowledge and expertise in working with data cleaning, describing, understanding, connecting with theory, analysing, and presenting.
• Skillset: Applicants must have programming experience and expertise in applied econometrics, machine learning and deep learning. Preferred languages include Python, R, MATLAB, and C#.

How to apply

Candidates meeting the above criteria may send their applications to cdsa@iima.ac.in containing the following materials: 1) a cover letter expressing interest in the position, 2) a detailed CV, 3) one reference. If required, the centre may reach out directly to your reference(s) requesting for reference letters latest by January 15,2023.

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