Post-doctoral Research Associate Position at University of Maryland
Position Description
Area: Strategy and Entrepreneurship
Duration: 1 year
Start Date: October 1, 2024
Salary: USD$70,000 per annum, plus University of Maryland health benefits
Job Description:
The postdoctoral scholar will be part of a research team to support an NSF-funded project that uses machine learning and large language models to analyze business information. The scholar will work with Professors Waverly Ding, Anil Gupta and Kunpeng Zhang at the Smith School of Business, University of Maryland at College Park to develop techniques to analyze business texts that answer questions relating to firms' ESG-related practices.
The primary responsibilities of the postdoctoral researcher include:
- Planning and assisting with data analysis of business texts to develop new measures relating to firm ESG activities
- Developing new research ideas based on the products of the analytical work
- Implementing and developing LLM-based models for textual data analysis
- Collaborate with the research team on new reports based on the developed dataset
- Collaborate with the research team on new research papers aimed at top academic journals in strategy and information sciences
- Assist with the training of doctoral students with the new analytical techniques developed from the project
- Presenting research in seminars and academic conferences and to relevant parties in the business community
- Engage with the Smith school research community to advance the research programs of interest to the school's faculty
Qualifications:
- Recent Ph.D. in Computer/Data Science (specialized in machine learning), Information Systems, and Management & Strategy
- Experience with analyzing large corpus of textual data with large language models
- Experience working with interdisciplinary research teams is preferred
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Application process:
- Please submit application by email to Prof. Waverly Ding (wding@umd.edu)
- While there is no strict deadline for the application, we courage interested candidate to apply ASAP and the position will be filled when there is a good match between applicant qualification and the team's interest
- Please submit your application with the subject line: Postdoctoral application - [Your name].
- Please also include the following items in your package:
o A cover Letter summarizing your interest in this position, your qualifications, relevant experience, career goals, and description of how postdoc training will contribute to these goals
o Current curriculum vitae (CV)
o Official or unofficial copy of diploma(s)/university certificate(s)
o Select publications and working papers that help our review of your application
o Names of three (3) references to support the application
Additional Information:
The Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland is a vibrant research community with many faculty members engaged in interdisciplinary research.
Here is the summary of benefits associated with the position.
In addition, the school provides access to standard databases such as those through Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS).
To learn more about our program or for other questions, please email Professor Waverly Ding (wding@umd.edu).
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Waverly Ding
University of Maryland College Park
College Park MD
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