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Research Scientist

American Economic As
Washington, DC Full Time
POSTED ON 3/26/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/25/2025

JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)

Title : Research Scientist

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Section : Full-Time Nonacademic

Location : District of Columbia, UNITED STATES

JEL Classifications :

G3 Corporate Finance and Governance

M4 Accounting and Auditing

Keywords : Research Scientist

Financial Economics

Regulatory or Policy Analysis

Full Text of JOE Listing :

The PCAOB has a full-time position for a Research Scientist in the Office of Economic and Risk Analysis (OERA). The Research Scientist will lead research projects in support of the PCAOB’s strategic initiatives. The Research Scientist will report to the Chief Economist and Director.

Responsibilities

  • Lead research projects, including short and long-term research assignments, broad audit risk measurement and monitoring, and evaluating innovation and its impact on auditing.
  • Develop, identify, and apply appropriate statistical models and empirical techniques to analyze and assess the potential impact of financial, economic, political, and technological developments, as well as existing or proposed policies on the audit industry.
  • Work with other analysts both within and outside OERA to monitor and assess the significance of current and future financial, economic, political, and technological developments, including producing memos and papers on such developments, occasionally under tight time constraints.
  • Draft papers, memoranda, reports, presentations, and articles based upon analyses of data, published studies, and specialized knowledge of the audit industry, economy, government policies, technology, and other areas relevant to evaluating risks to the audit industry.
  • Present analysis and findings to the Board and other internal and external audiences.
  • Engage with outside experts in academia and industry to further strengthen the PCAOB’s understanding of auditing and its impact in capital markets or econometric modeling capabilities.
  • Lead efforts to analyze public and proprietary data to support and inform other PCAOB initiatives and projects.
  • Provide guidance to research analysts in the development of complex datasets.

Qualifications

  • Education / Technical Expertise
  • Ph.D. in accounting, finance, economics, or related field.
  • At least 1 publication in a Financial Times Top 48 journal.
  • Minimum of 4 years of progressively responsible experience (excluding post-graduate experience) conducting empirical research related to auditing, accounting, or financial markets, or developing econometric / statistical models for prediction and causal inference.
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