Fw: Bayesian job at SAS Institute

["Dani Gamerman" <dani@im.ufrj.br>]

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Subject: Bayesian job at SAS Institute

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Hi all

Please find below  info on a job opening for Bayesian statistical 
software development at SAS Institute

Best,

Jose

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 From Mark Little

I am writing to you as a member of the Bayesian statistics community 
in the hope that you may be interested, or know of a colleague, 
student, or former student who may be interested, in a career 
 developing software for Bayesian econometric analysis.
We are expanding our scientific staff to improve and modernize our 
SAS/ETS product for econometrics and time series analysis, and we are 
recruiting specifically for a PhD-level expert in modern Bayesian 
techniques to help us incorporate Bayesian methods in our econometric 
modeling procedures.
The best advances in statistics can only achieve their potential when 
made available to applied researchers through professional quality 
software tools. Academic research and teaching can be very rewarding, 
as can applied analysis work in industry, but there is a special 
reward to seeing one's work relied on every day by numerous users who 
otherwise could not do their work as well or as easily.

This position requires strong programming skills and an interest in 
and aptitude for creating software. (An ideal candidate might be 
someone who did undergraduate work in Computer Science, or worked in 
some form of scientific programming, before earning a Ph.D. in 
Economics or Statistics.) This could be a great  opportunity for an 
expert Bayesian statistician who loves to program and who may be 
considering a career change from academic to commercial work.

The position number is 08001193, titled

Senior Research Statistician Developer - Bayesian Econometrics Specialist.

Applicants may contact me directly to discuss the positions, or apply 
on line at

 http://www.sas.com/jobs/Usjobs/

Duties include researching of statistical methodology and 
computational algorithms; designing of software tools for economic 
modeling; programming and testing of modules; guiding junior 
developers in performance of supporting programming tasks; authoring 
user documentation and papers to communicate the best use of the 
software for economic analysis; presenting to professional audiences 
about the product and analytical methods; communicating with other 
SAS professional staff in Testing, Technical Support, Education, 
Marketing, and other departments; and performing other tasks as 
assigned.

Note that SAS Institute has a strong reputation as an excellent place 
to work. SAS/ETS software is a long-established product with a large 
and loyal user base, and over $31 million annual software revenue. 
This position is located in our headquarters office in Cary, North 
Carolina; Cary and the surrounding Research Triangle are ranked among 
the best places to live in America.

Thank you for any help in communicating the availability of this position.

-- Mark

Mark Little
Director
Economics Technology Solutions R&D
SAS Institute, Inc.

SAS Campus Drive
Cary, NC 27513

Phone: 919-531-7652
Mobile: 919-649-8635
Fax:     919-677-4444
email:  Mark.Little@sas.com
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