{"614717":{"#nid":"614717","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Columbia Business School Summer Research Internship Program","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EColumbia Business School is seeking outstanding applications for the 2019 Summer Research Internship program.\u0026nbsp;The highly selective program provides an intellectually stimulating environment and introduces the interns to the world of business research.\u0026nbsp;Under the guidance of Columbia Business School\u0026rsquo;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.\u0026nbsp;This is a multi-disciplinary program and candidates from all majors are encouraged to apply.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe internship program is designed for undergraduate students at the end of their sophomore or junior year and first year Masters students.\u0026nbsp;Exceptional students from other classes are considered on a case-by-case basis.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMost 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\u0026#39; PhD programs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAll prospective interns must have the following qualifications:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EEnthusiasm for research, intellectual curiosity, and excellent communications skills\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EThe ability to learn new concepts and tools and apply them to your projects\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESkills for Quantitative Projects\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EMost Economics, Finance, and Accounting (and economics based management and marketing) projects require:\r\n\t\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cp\u003EStrong background or major in econometrics and statistics\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cp\u003EThe ability to run regressions using statistical packages such as STATA or R\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EQuantitative projects in Management, Marketing or DRO require:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\t\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cp\u003EBackground or major in mathematics, computer science, or engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cp\u003EStrong programming background (C\/C++, Python, R, or Matlab, etc.)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003ESome projects may require the ability to do text processing using Python or Perl familiarity with basic machine learning algorithms\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESkills for Behavioral projects in Management or Marketing\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EInterest in behavioral experiments \u0026ndash; background or major in Psychology\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u0026nbsp;Knowledge of SPSS, some projects may require knowledge of Python or R\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe program runs from May 28, 2019 \u0026ndash; July 26 or August 2, 2019 (end dates to be determined).\u0026nbsp; On-campus housing and a stipend will be provided.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo apply, please fill out the application form at the following website:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www8.gsb.columbia.edu\/programs\/pre-doctoral-research\/summer-research-internship\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/www8.gsb.columbia.edu\/programs\/pre-doctoral-research\/summer-research-internship\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Application Deadline is 11:59pm EST on March 1, 2019.\u0026nbsp; Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.\u0026nbsp; The application process is highly competitive, only qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The highly selective program provides an intellectually stimulating environment and introduces the interns to the world of business research."}],"uid":"33693","created_gmt":"2018-11-28 18:09:28","changed_gmt":"2019-01-16 18:31:14","author":"Kayleigh Haskin","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-01-16T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2019-01-16T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"581792":{"id":"581792","type":"image","title":"Columbia Business School","body":null,"created":"1475010199","gmt_created":"2016-09-27 21:03:19","changed":"1475010199","gmt_changed":"2016-09-27 21:03:19","alt":"","file":{"fid":"221772","name":"columbia_bus_school.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/columbia_bus_school_0.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/columbia_bus_school_0.png","mime":"image\/png","size":81307,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/columbia_bus_school_0.png?itok=aiKCXYXO"}}},"media_ids":["581792"],"groups":[{"id":"473211","name":"_OLD: School of History and Sociology Student Blog"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"166849","name":"HSOC Blog"},{"id":"1648","name":"Internships"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}