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1/27/2012 Become the next OECD Student Ambassador and Win a FREE Trip to Paris: As we begin our third year of this highly successful program, the OECD Washington Center is inviting undergraduate students from different campuses across the US and Canada to apply for this exciting year-long ambassadorship. Our goal is to select well-qualified and motivated students with demonstrated interest in economics and international relations. The student ambassadors will engage with the OECD and plan activities to raise awareness of the organization and its work on their campuses. The time commitment will include: an initial training weekend in Washington, DC on June 2nd and 3rd 2012 and work should not exceed 40 hours per semester. Based on their performance, two student ambassadors will be invited to attend the OECD Forum in Paris in May/June 2013. Expenses for both of these trips plus a budget related to promotional activities on campus will be paid by the OECD. All other Student Ambassadors who have successfully completed the program will receive a certificate of participation and a letter of recommendation. Please, email me for more information. Jason Elmer
jason.l.elmer@vanderbilt.eduu
1/27/2012
Tutors for Athletics: As the Tutor Coordinator in the Department of Student Athletics, I oversee the Tutoring Program for our undergraduate student-athletes. We are seeking qualified applicants to fill tutoring positions. Some of our student-athletes have requested tutors for ECON 100, ECON 209 and ECON 268 this semester. After speaking with our current tutors, we do not have enough individuals able to help with these courses. We were hoping to get the information sent out to undergraduate and graduate students that may be interested in tutoring. Any help that you could give me would be much appreciated! Also, we pay our tutors $10-15/hour and all tutoring does take place in the Stratton Foster Academic Center in McGugin Center. I appreciate your time. Any interested students can go to our web site to look at the requirements and fill out an "Interested in Tutoring" form: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/studentathletes/services.html#four
Christy Hogan
1/27/2012
Econ Honor Society -- ODE Vanderbilt's chapter of ODE (Omicron Delta Epsilon) is currently taking applications for new members.* ODE is a national economics honor society. To be eligible for membership, you must have already completed a minimum of 12 hours in economics. You must also have a 3.0 average overall as well as a 3.0 in economics. There is a one-time membership fee of $45 that includes chapter dues, a certificate of membership, and honor cords to wear at commencement. If you are interested in joining ODE, please bring a copy of your transcript to Shelley Malphurs in 415 Calhoun Hall. (An internet print-out from OAK is also fine; just bring verification of ALL your coursework and GPA.) Please write your email address across your transcript. You also need to bring $45 in the form of cash or check. Checks should be made out to Vanderbilt University with "ODE" in the memo line. Each applicant should name a faculty member whom they would like to speak at initiation and a topic of interest. The deadline to apply is Wednesday 2/1, but there will be another application process in the fall. *If you are already a member of ODE, please disregard this message; you do not need to apply again.
1/9/2012 Summer Fellowship The American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) offers a summer fellowship program for graduating seniors in economics. Information about our summer fellowships is on our website (www.aier.org). The program is in Great Barrington, MA 01230, in the Berkshires about 1/2 hour from Tanglewood. Albany, NY, is the nearest airport. We aim our program at graduating seniors (principally but not exclusively economics majors) who are going on to graduate school (Ph.D. programs strongly preferred) in economics or an approved related field. For information, go to our website, www.aier.org, and then go to the "fellowships" tab. Then hit the "summer fellowships" tab beneath it. A Vanderbilt grad student in economics, Melissa King, was in our program last summer. Contact: Walker Todd, Director of Summer Fellowship Program, American Institute for Economic Research (AIER), 250 Division Street, Great Barrington, MA 01230 Walker Todd
1/4/2012
Tutoring I am a current senior interested in tutoring students looking for help in Econ, Accounting, or Finance courses. Email me at Daniel.J.Ruggieri@Vanderbilt.edu
Daniel Ruggieri
1/2/2012
Research Assistant at the Federal Reserve Board Research Assistant (RA) positions are available at the Federal Reserve Board. Our positions are highly competitive; each year we hire approximately 20-30 recent undergraduates as RAs. While at the Board, RAs work on a broad range of topics and have the opportunity to increase their quantitative skills by working on both real-world policy issues and high-level research projects. After their time at the Board, many of our RAs move on to top graduate school programs. Additionally, we offer summer internships for economics, mathematics, and finance students to work on advanced research projects with Board economists. For more information: http://www.federalreserve.gov/careers/ra_research.htm
Dustin Rawlins
11/14/2011
Research Assistant at Boston Fed The Boston Federal Reserve Bank will hire BAs in economics for two-year terms as research assistants. Applicants should have strong academic records, knowledge of at least one statistical package such as MATLAB or Stata, a demonstrated ability to work independently, and strong written and oral communication skills. Go to: www.bostonfed.org/economics/Recruit for more information. Send questions to: RARecruit@bos.frb.org.
Geoff Tootell
10/21/2011 Research Associate Position My name is James Soley and I graduated from Vandy in 2008 with a degree in Economics. Currently, I am a Research Associate at Economists Incorporated, an economic consulting firm with offices in Washington DC and San Francisco. During my time as a researcher at EI, I have had the opportunity to enhance my skills and observe the application of economic theory on a daily basis. I have found employment here to be challenging, rewarding and interesting and hope to see more Vandy students apply for the job. The firm is interested in recruiting senior economics students for our full-time, entry-level Research Associate position that will commence in the summer of 2012. Please see attached for a detailed job description. The recruiting coordinator has already posted our job description with the career services office, but we believe that a more targeted posting will be to our advantage as well as yours. If you have any questions or would like further information about our company or the position itself, please feel free to contact me or visit our website at http://www.ei.com. James Soley
10/21/2011 Tutoring - Econ, Accounting, and Finance I am interested in tutoring students in Economics, Accounting, and Finance. I am have a BA in Economics from Vanderbilt (2003) and an MBA in Finance and Accounting from Vanderbilt (Owen) in 2007. Please contact me at bradrouse01@gmail.com.
Brad Rouse
10/3/2011 NYFed Research Associate Visit www.newyorkfed.org/careers to learn about job opportunities for economics BAs as research associates. The New York Fed employs talented economists with good quantitative skills and an interest in research as research associates. Many then go to the PhD, MBA, or law degrees.
Malcolm Getz
9/19/2011 Research Analyst, St Louis Fed: The St. Louis Fed is recruiting BAs in economics to work as research analysts. Applicants must have 3.0 GPA, an econometrics course, math through differential equations, knowledge of computer programming or software packages like SAS, Stata, R, & Matlab, and good communications skills. For more information, please see http://www.stlouisfed.org/about/job_opps.html Inlcude a transcript, resume, & a letter in the application.
Malcolm Getz
8/3/2010
Tutoring
Please let me know if you would like to provide tutoring services for ECON 100, 101, 150, or 231 by sending email to malcolm.getz@vanderbilt.edu.  You are also welcome to announce your services on this website.
Malcolm Getz
 

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