Columbia
Business School is seeking outstanding applications for the 2019 Summer
Research Internship program. The highly selective program provides an
intellectually stimulating environment and introduces the interns to the world
of business research. Under the guidance of Columbia Business School’s
leading faculty, interns will take an active role on a research project in one
of the following areas: accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management,
decision sciences, operations, and data analytics. This is a
multi-disciplinary program and candidates from all majors are encouraged to
apply.
The
internship program is designed for undergraduate students at the end of their
sophomore or junior year and first year Masters students. Exceptional
students from other classes are considered on a case-by-case basis.
Most of the top interns have
gone to leading MS and PhD programs in Economics, Finance, Computer Science,
Management, Operations Research, and Data Science. Many have been selected to
join CBS as full-time Research Associates or admitted to one of CBS' PhD
programs.
All
prospective interns must have the following qualifications:
·
Enthusiasm
for research, intellectual curiosity, and excellent communications skills
·
The
ability to learn new concepts and tools and apply them to your projects
Skills
for Quantitative Projects
·
Most
Economics, Finance, and Accounting (and economics based management and
marketing) projects require:
o
Strong
background or major in econometrics and statistics
o
The
ability to run regressions using statistical packages such as STATA or R
·
Quantitative
projects in Management, Marketing or DRO require:
o
Background
or major in mathematics, computer science, or engineering
o
Strong
programming background (C/C++, Python, R, or Matlab, etc.)
·
Some
projects may require the ability to do text processing using Python or Perl
familiarity with basic machine learning algorithms
Skills
for Behavioral projects in Management or Marketing
·
Interest
in behavioral experiments – background or major in Psychology
·
Knowledge
of SPSS, some projects may require knowledge of Python or R
The
program runs from May 28, 2019 – July 26 or August 2, 2019 (end dates to be
determined). On-campus housing and a stipend will be provided.
To
apply, please fill out the application form at the following website: https://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/programs/pre-doctoral-research/summer-research-internship
The
Application Deadline is 11:59pm EST on March 1, 2019. Applications will
be reviewed on a rolling basis. The application process is highly
competitive, only qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview.
