Research Economist

Job Title Research Economist Agency Texas A&M University Department Texas Real Estate Research Center

Proposed Minimum Salary Commensurate

Job Location College Station, Texas

Job Type Staff

Job Description Our Commitment Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experiences. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are:
Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.

Who We Are The Texas Real Estate Research Center was founded in 1971 by an act of the Texas Legislature. The Center’s enabling legislation defines a broad mandate to “conduct studies in all areas related directly or indirectly to real estate and/or urban or rural economics.” In addition to research programs in residential, commercial, and rural land economics, the Center maintains administrative, data, and communications teams to support its research agenda.

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What We Want As a Research Economist, you will develop an in-depth research effort focusing on one or more real estate asset classes. Under the guidance of the research director, you will set an applied annual research agenda, develop findings through rigorous methods and disseminate them in writing (blog posts, articles, and reports), media interviews, and presentations to industry, community and government stakeholders.

Through focused attention on current and emerging issues, use of appropriate and sophisticated methods, political neutrality, and the highest ethical standards, your work will benefit from, and enhance, the Center’s reputation as the authoritative voice on economic and real estate conditions in the nation’s leading state economy. You will have opportunities for individual and collaborative projects, influence the broader Center research agenda, and develop relationships with key institutions and leaders in the real estate industry.

In short, this is a role that offers the chance to do fulfilling and impactful applied economic work in a dynamic and growing state.

What You Need to Know Salary:
Compensation will be commensurate to the selected hire’s experience.

• Education and Experience PhD in economics, real estate, or related field.
• Seven years economic or market research, forecasting or analysis in an applied setting (such as private industry, consulting, or public policy) or in an academic role with a heavy outreach and engagement component.

• Proven ability to effectively communicate complex results to a variety of audiences in industry, government and the academy in writing and oral presentations.
• Experience with analytical software such as R, Python, or others.
• Ability to travel for presentations and events.
• History of effective collaborative research work and the ability to be an individual performer without day-to-day supervision.
• Ability to manage multiple, concurrent research projects.
• Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others.

• 10 years applied economic or market research, forecasting or analysis.
• Extensive, public speaking, media and policy engagement.
• Proficiency in advanced research methods (e.g., econometrics, time-series, Dif-in-Dif/synthetic control, segmentation, surveys, etc.) and analysis software (e.g. R, Python, SAS.)
• Experience in automating research workflows: including API-based ingestion, modeling, and generating recurring graphical and tabular outputs.

• Research and Analysis Propose research projects per the Center’s research agenda process, addressing the data and methodology requirements for each project.
• Complete approved…