POSITION AVAILABLE

LABOR ANALYST

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Any one of the following locations:

Torrance, CA

Glendale, CA

Atlanta, GA

Wilmington, DE

Seattle, WA

Orlando, FL

Denver, CO

PURPOSE OF POSITION

The Labor Analyst is responsible for planning, designing, conducting research, interpreting economic data, and reporting on labor market trends in the areas of contingent labor and direct labor. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Studies economic and statistical data in the specialized area of labor for both contingent (Temp) and direct labor markets.
• Devises methods and procedures for the collection and processing of data, utilizing knowledge and available sources of data and various econometric and sampling techniques.
• Compiles data relating to research areas, such as employment, productivity, and wage an hours.
• Reviews and analyzes economic and labor data, prepares reports detailing results.
• Organizes data into report format and prepares supporting documentation and graphic illustrations of research findings.
• Provides advice and consultation on economic relationships of key regional public and private industry sectors.
• Compiles, analyzes, and reports data to explain economic phenomena and forecasts market trends in the specialized area of labor through the application of mathematical models and statistical techniques.

GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS

Individual must possess a minimum of five (5) years of experience researching, analyzing and preparing comprehensive reporting of wage and hour statistics and correlation to economic data. A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree is required; Master’s Degree is preferred with an emphasis in economics and statistics.  

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Extreme attention to detail with complex problem-solving ability.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to craft white papers and articles in their area of specialization.
• Expert knowledge of desktop computers and MS Office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Outlook, Statistical Analysis Software and Internet.  Ability to learn proprietary technology.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional department and divisions.
• Ethical, fair and professional conduct in all client and peer interactions.
• Experience working with process management, continuous improvement and change management.
• Ability to establish positive and strong working relationships with both internal and external customers.
• Strong, sound business ethics are a must.
• Must possess ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and work in a fast-paced and demanding environment.
• Flexible, accountable and a team player.
• Available to work overtime when necessary.
• Energetic and able to work under pressure.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Ability to manage and direct geographically distributed teams as required

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to apply advanced math concepts, including intermediate and advanced statistical formulas and techniques.

REASONING ABILITY

Strong ability to solve practical problems.  Keen ability to deal with a variety of concrete variables where limited standardization exists.  Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATION

None Required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job, Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Standing:                               Carrying up to 25lbs

Sitting:                                    Sitting up to 8 hours a day

Walking:                                Minimal to Moderate

Repetitive motion:                Telephone Use, Keyboard Activity, Reaching and Grasping

Air Travel:                              Light to Moderate

Driving of Automobile:        Moderate

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  General office atmosphere is open and has low to moderate noise level.

SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

Agile•1 is committed to the highest safety standards.  The responsibilities of the position include compliance with all company and government safety regulations and procedures.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Proficiency in Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Access, E-mail, Visio, Common Statistical Software Packages and the Internet.

Interested parties should send a copy of their resume to:

Kirsten Cramer Putman

kcramer@agile1.com

206-214-0883

1999 W. 190th Street
Torrance, CA 90504
P: (310) 750-3400
www.agile-1.com

14^th IZA European Summer School in Labor Economics

May 16-22, 2011

at Buch, Ammersee Lake, Germany

CALL FOR PAPERS

The IZA European Summer School in Labor Economics was created in 1998, as an annual event taking place at the conference center of Deutsche Post DHL at the Ammersee Lake (near Munich) in Bavaria, Germany. The Summer School is supported by the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), the European Economic Association (EEA), the European Association of Labour Economists (EALE), and the European Society for Population Economics (ESPE).

The objective of the Summer School is to bring together a large number of PhD students and senior lecturers to study new areas in labor economics. Students have the opportunity to present their work and discuss ideas with established researchers in a relaxed and open atmosphere.

The School is open to advanced graduate students from European universities, or Europeans studying abroad, engaged in the preparation of a doctoral dissertation or approaching that stage. Around 36 students will be selected, based on their preparation to participate in advanced study on the subject.

Lecturers

Shelly Lundberg (University of Washington) “Family Economics”

Jean-Marc Robin (Sciences Po, Paris) “Empirical Methods of Matching and Sorting”

Funding

Local expenses and traveling are covered.

Application

Applications to participate should be submitted by January 29, 2011, using the online submission form at http://www.iza.org/link/SUMS. Please submit your CV and an abstract for a potential presentation of your research work; a letter of support from your PhD supervisor must be sent before the deadline by regular mail to

Konstantinos Tatsiramos (IZA, Schaumburg-Lippe-Str. 5-9, 53113 Bonn, Germany)

16th ANNUAL MEETINGS

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Society of Labor Economists will hold its Sixteenth Annual Meetings April 29-30, 2011 at the Fairmont Hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia.

SOLE members are invited to submit proposals for consideration by email to sole@soclabor.org. Submit a full paper whether for a regular session or poster session. Be sure to include keywords on the first page.

The deadline for submission is October 31, 2010.

Richard Blundell, President
David Card, President-Elect
Shelly Lundberg, First Vice President
Lawrence Katz, Second Vice President

POSITION OPEN

The National Employment Opportunity Network (NEON) is searching for a Labor Economist who can lead with the development of a study (white paper) concerning the “Efficacy of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit” (WOTC) program.  WOTC is a program designed to encourage private sector employers to recruit, hire and retain individuals who are members of targeted groups, i.e. welfare or food stamp recipients, veterans, etc.

Generally the employer is offered a federal tax credit to off set the extra ordinary costs incurred during the employment process.

Contact:

Charles M. Asensio, Vice President
ADP - Government Relations
5680 New Northside Drive, NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30328

678.742,2202 direct
678.742.2190 fax
404.425.3731 cell
charles_asensio@adp.com

INDIAN SOCIETY OF LABOUR ECONOMICS

The 52nd Conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics will be held under the auspices of Karnataka University in Dharwad, which would be presided over by Prof. Abhijit Sen, Member, Planning Commission. The dates of the conference have been decided as  December 17-19, 2010. Prof. L. D. Vaikunthe, Chairman of the Department of Economics, Karnataka University is the Organizing Secretary of the conference. Download this brochure which provides details about the conference logistics and themes. I hope that you will be able to contribute and participate in the conference.

Dr. Seema Singh
Hon. Joint Secretary

CALL FOR PAPERS

2010 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CONTEMPORARY LABOR ECONOMICS

December 11-12 (Sat-Sun), 2010

Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics (WISE)

Xiamen University, Xiamen, China

We are pleased to announce the 5th International Symposium on Contemporary Labor Economics at the Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics (WISE), Xiamen University, China. We invite submission of papers related to labor migration, internal migration and urbanization, spatial distribution of jobs, regional and rural-urban wage disparity, economic integration and labor market, trade and labor market, and education.

It is our honor to have the following distinguished keynote speakers this year:

Gordon Hanson (UCSD)

Hongbin Li (Tsinghua)

Albert Park (Oxford)

Mark Rosenzweig (Yale)

Scott Rozelle (Stanford)

Christopher Taber (Wisconsin-Madison)

The main purpose of this symposium is to stimulate exchange between international and Chinese scholars on current research in labor economics and to generate international interests in the Chinese labor market.  We have enjoyed great success in the symposium since its first launch in 2006, and it is now a leading academic event on labor economics in China.  Please visit the conference website for more information regarding our previous gatherings.

Researchers interested in participating should submit their paper through our online application form in the conference website.  The submission deadline is October 1st, 2010.  Decisions of acceptance will be announced by October 15th, 2010.

FURTHER INFORMATION

The conference website is http://www.wise.xmu.edu.cn/Labor2010.  General inquiry about the conference should be directed to Chun-Chung AU (labor2010.wise@gmail.com).  For logistic affairs, please contact Ms. Iris ZHANG (hzhang.wise@gmail.com).

Xiamen is located in Southeast China and has convenient direct flights to many major cities in Asia.  It is famous for its resort like atmosphere and has a reputation of “Garden over Sea.” Interesting places near Xiamen include the UNESCO World Heritage Hakka Earth Buildings, Gulangyu (Piano Island) and Wuyi Mountain. 

Established in 2005, the Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics (WISE) is a recent effort of the Ministry of Education of China and Xiamen University to build a first class research institute and facilitate domestic and international research and academic exchanges.  Labor economics is one of the priority fields in the development strategy of WISE.  For more information about WISE, please see http://www.wise.xmu.edu.cn.

INVITATION FOR SUBMISSIONS

the Hannes Androsch Prize 2011

The Hannes Androsch Prize is awarded for a scientifically sound contribution to the following issue:

"A Global Challenge to our Social Future.

The Design of a Social Security System which can Cope with the Dual Threat of Demographic Developments and Financial Market Risk".

The award amounts to € 100,000.

Closing date for entries: January 31, 2011.

Entries should include a thorough analysis of the social welfare system. They should also provide proposals for an alternative design, which would optimise the magnitude and stability of pensions over time, and confront the double challenge of demographic developments and financial market risk.

Additional information on the Hannes Androsch Prize, sponsored by the Hannes Androsch Foundation at the Austrian Academy of Sciences, is available on the website of the Austrian Academy of Sciences www.oeaw.ac.at/hannesandroschprize

International Center for Research on Women
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Program Associate, Economic Development

The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) is an organization comprised of international development professionals – researchers, policy specialists and program managers committed to the creation and sharing of the needed tools, approaches and techniques that will serve as catalysts for change for women worldwide. ICRW currently seeks a Program Associate, Economic Development.

The Program Associate (“PA”) will provide technical and administrative support to research activities within the Economic Development portfolio. Current projects include impact evaluations of interventions on women’s economic empowerment, enterprise education, financial products, and property rights. The PA will support project directors working on economic and related research in numerous areas, including preparation of data collection tools for quantitative and qualitative data analysis, checking, coding and cleaning data sets, analysis of large data sets, preparation of tables and figures for communication of research results, liaison with research counterparts overseas and conducting and organizing literature reviews and other secondary data searches. The PA will have the opportunity to contribute to the preparation of professional papers, research reports, presentations, articles and proposals and assist in the coordination of project activities with local and international partners. In addition, the PA will be responsible for assisting in general project management and administration, including working with project director to monitor budgets, develop project work plans, and maintain files and information. Finally, the PA will undertake other tasks as assigned by the portfolio manager and project directors, based on team and institutional priorities.

Our ideal candidate will have a minimum of a Masters degree in Economics or other Social Science along with at least one year related experience in collection and analysis of survey data with a background in international development and gender issues. Experience in women’s property rights, microfinance and other financial products, economic empowerment and /or monitoring and evaluation a plus. Candidate should also be familiar with large data sets and statistical techniques. Proficiency in statistical software, preferably STATA, the MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Internet applications including online database applications (e.g., EconLit & JStor) is a must. Candidate must possess strong skills in quantitative data management and analysis, report writing and editing, and visual presentation of research findings. Candidate should demonstrate maturity, resourcefulness, and attention to detail, with the ability to work independently, organize, prioritize tasks and meet deadlines. Fluency or good reading comprehension in French required.

ICRW offers a collegial and stimulating work environment, challenging, innovative and meaningful development projects and the opportunity to work with professionals who are well-regarded in their fields of expertise.

If you feel your credentials are a match for our requirements, please submit a resume, 1-2 brief writing samples, and a cover letter indicating salary requirements and where you learned about this opportunity as e-mail attachments to jobs@icrw.org. Candidates who do not submit all the requested application materials will not be considered. Please indicate “PA-Econ” in the subject line of the email. Due to the volume of resumes we receive, we are not able to respond to individual inquiries regarding the status of candidacy. Therefore, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. ICRW is an equal opportunity employer, M/F/D/V.