Research Fellow (3-year contract), SKBI

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Job Description

Responsibilities

This position is for Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics (SKBI).
Support the data work, empirical analysis, and literature synthesis of research projects on digital transformation in financial intermediation and corporate innovation. The role is programming-intensive and centres onlarge-scale and unstructured data and on advanced empirical models.
Collect, clean, and structure large-scale data, including unstructured data such as text, web pages, patents, and app-usage records, from administrative, commercial, and online sources.
Write efficient, well-documented, and reproducible code in Python, R, or Stata.
Design and implement advanced empirical models, including causal inference methods (e.g., difference-indifferences, instrumental variables, field experiments.
Conduct targeted literature reviews.
Prepare project materials (e.g., presentations, progress reports, research outputs, grant documentation).
Organize events (such as conferences).
Any other tasks assigned by the Principal Investigators of the project.

Qualifications

PhD or master's degree in finance, economics, computer science, statistics, or a related quantitative field.
Strong programming skills in Python, R, or Stata, with hands-on experience processing large databases.
Demonstrated experience working with unstructured data, such as text, web, audio, or image data.
Solid training in empirical methods, especially causal inference; experience with machine learning and structuralestimation is a plus.
Strong knowledge of and research background in finance or economics.
Excellent research skills; experience in banking, fintech, or innovation research is preferred.
Strong written and oral communication skills, including presentations.

Other Information

The anticipated start date for this position is 4 January 2027 or later.