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Emir Kamenica is the Richard O. Ryan Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He studies an eclectic set of topics in microeconomics with a focus on theoretical work in information design.

Professor Kamenica is a recipient of the 2013 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship. He holds an honorary doctorate from Shepherd University. He was an Editor of the Journal of Political Economy from 2016 to 2024.

Professor Kamenica was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He earned a PhD in Economics in 2006 and a bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics in 2001, both from Harvard University. He joined the faculty at Chicago Booth in 2006.

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Economist a7d3

I checked both departments and Booth seems more interdisciplinary and less competitive. Is a PhD at Booth worth it? How does it differ from Griffin’s PhD? Is there much interaction between students and coursework? I’m guessing the stipend is bigger at Booth?

Economist 60f5

Get into both first. Then worry.

I need to know which one to apply to...

Apply to both

Economist 6c91

The econ department is a hell hole:

https://www.econjobrumors.com/topic/why-is-chicago-so-hated

Economist 4a61

The econ department is a hell hole: https://www.econjobrumors.com/topic/why-is-chicago-so-hated

Yeah, I'd totally trust the words of anonymous "insiders." People love to take a shot at Chicago however they can; since they can't knock it for their faculty caliber or graduate student output, they come up with this vague attack as "not fun."

Where there is smoke there is fire and there is a lot of smoke

Economist 6b12

The quality of output will deteriorate since Chicago never wins battles for top students anymore. The fact that Chicago is oblivious to this is comical. 10 years ago you could still the argument that it was worth it going to Chicago.

10 year graduate output is a ranking that has a 10 year lag.

The quality of output will deteriorate since Chicago never wins battles for top students anymore. The fact that Chicago is oblivious to this is comical. 10 years ago you could still the argument that it was worth it going to Chicago. The econ department is a hell hole: https://www.econjobrumors.com/topic/why-is-chicago-so-hated

Out of curiosity what is your take on why the JM webpage has at most half of the students that adorn the cohort pictures that adorn the corridor walls while other universities generally have most of their students successfully going to the job market?

Economist 8937

Being based at Booth as a number of advantages in terms of access to business school resources and part of the Booth PhD cohort. Bschool faculty are arguably more collegial. There are of course tradeoffs though an advantages to Griffin.

There's huge overlap in terms of classes, students from both programs all work/hang out together, etc... so in many ways, it's a smaller distinction than it might look from the outside.

Then just look at the placement for the most recent job markets. https://www.econjobrumors.com/topic/kremer-to-chicago/page/4

Chicago has the strongest placement record out of Chicago, Stanford, Berkeley, Princeton, Yale

10 year graduate output is a ranking that has a 10 year lag. The quality of output will deteriorate since Chicago never wins battles for top students anymore. The fact that Chicago is oblivious to this is comical. 10 years ago you could still the argument that it was worth it going to Chicago. The econ department is a hell hole: https://www.econjobrumors.com/topic/why-is-chicago-so-hated

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Being based at Booth as a number of advantages in terms of access to business school resources and part of the Booth PhD cohort. Bschool faculty are arguably more collegial. There are of course tradeoffs though an advantages to Griffin. There's huge overlap in terms of classes, students from both programs all work/hang out together, etc... so in many ways, it's a smaller distinction than it might look from the outside.

What are the advantages of Griffin over Booth? Could you expand please?

That’s not really what this thread is about

Economist 8da6

Ouch, looks like someone got rejected by JPE one too many times!

Copy and pasting the placement record for those too lazy to click and see:

Chicago: Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, Stanford GSB, LSE, NYU Stern, Chicago Booth, UMich, Yale SOM

Stanford: Harvard, Yale, Chicago Booth, LSE, Northwestern Kellogg (2), NYU, Penn

Princeton: Harvard, Stanford GSB, Chicago Booth, Northwestern, UCSD (3), UCLA, Wisconsin, Cornell

Berkeley: LSE (3), Princeton, Chicago, Chicago Booth, Chicago Harris (2), UCLA (3)

Yale: MIT, Penn (2), UMich (2), UCSD, DUKE, HBS, CBS

Then just look at the placement for the most recent job markets. https://www.econjobrumors.com/topic/kremer-to-chicago/page/4 Chicago has the strongest placement record out of Chicago, Stanford, Berkeley, Princeton, Yale

That list is missing 50% of the placements. Needless to say that the missing placements are a lot worse than those. There was even a year that Chicago econ faculty deleted a candidate's name off of the job market webpage because his placement was a visiting or adjunct thing at a low level university. They literally chose to pretend he didn't exist rather then add his placement to their list.

Economist b434

Restricting the comparison to median placement doesn't do anything to diminish Chicago's success at placing their PhD students.

As for your assertion about this mysterious candidate, where's your evidence? I can make up all sorts of allegations on this website about departments I don't like as well. Doesn't mean they're true.

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Are you planning to pursue your career in business? When it comes to pursuing an MBA, choosing the right business school can make all the difference in one's professional path. With various options available globally, it can be challenging to select the best School for your Business Studies. However, multiple rankings and reports shed light on the top contenders. One such source is the US News & World Report . Let us explore and in detail about the top 10 business schools in the world based on their rankings.

Stanford University - Graduate School of Business

Consistently topping the list of best business schools in the world, Stanford GSB is renowned for its innovative curriculum, world-class faculty, and exceptional opportunities for networking and entrepreneurship.

It is ranked #1 in the world for its MBA program, according to QS Global MBA Rankings 2024. The Business School offers various MBA specializations, such as:

• Entrepreneurship
• Marketing 
• Production / Operation
• Supply Chain / Logistics

The average cost of a Full-Time MBA is $79,860. Stanford Graduate School of Business MBA graduates earn starting salaries that are among the highest in the world. You can be sure that your Stanford GSB experience will shape your entire career and transform your life.

University of Pennsylvania - Wharton School

One of the many jewels in the crown of the United States, the University of Pennsylvania-Wharton School is what every student dreams of when looking for business and management studies. It is renowned globally for its intellectual leadership and ongoing innovation across every major discipline of business education. It offers various specializations, some of which are listed below:  

• Business Analytics
• Executive MBA
• Production / Operations
• Real Estate
• Supply Chain / Logistics  

The Full-Time MBA costs $79,800. Its detailed academic program, combined with its extensive global reach, makes it an influencer in business education. It was the first business school in the USA and now has the largest alumni network in the country.  

Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University is known for its collaborative and supportive community. It promotes a culture of teamwork and innovation. It offers various programs with different specializations, such as:  

Kellogg School of Management has become the center of business idea generation, innovative research, and diverse perspectives on problems facing the global economy. About 95% of Kellogg graduates receive reasonable employment offers within three months of graduating.

University of Chicago- Booth School of Business  

Booth School of Business is known for providing students the strategic mindset and quantitative abilities required to succeed in the current data-driven world of today. It is placed in the 3rd position out of 124 in Best Business Schools and No. 1 out of 269 in Part-time MBA.  The school's flexible curriculum allows students to customize their education based on their career goals and interests. You can choose from specialization various disciplines, such as:

• Business Analytics 
• Production / Operations  

The average annual full-time MBA cost if Full-Time MBA Cost is $80,961. Their rigorous, discipline-based approach to business education transforms the students into confident, effective, respected business leaders prepared to handle the toughest challenges.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management  

Another big name that needs no introduction is Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Its emphasis on innovation and technology management attracts ambitious students wishing to bring change to the business landscape. The academic courses at Sloan are global. You can choose your course specialization from various fields, such as: 

• Health Care Administration
• Human Resources Management
• International Business
• Organizational Behavior
• Supply Chain Management/Logistics
• Technology  

Its strong collaborations with industries and groundbreaking research make it stand out among other business schools. Through rigorous coursework with world-class faculty, students at MIT Sloan experience provocative experiential learning. Moreover, they engage in hands-on teamwork and leadership experiences.  

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Harvard University - Harvard Business School  

The Harvard Business School is one of the oldest and most prestigious business schools. Its case study method and immersive learning atmosphere help students prepare to face and deal with real-world challenges. It is ranked sixth in US News Rankings.

The Business School at Harvard University offers various specializations, a few of which are mentioned below: 

• E-commerce 
• Entrepreneurship 
• Real estate
• Public administration
• International Business  

The average tuition fee is $74,910 per year. Upon graduation, around 70.80% of full-time program graduates gain employment. The students are active both on and off campus, with over 400 official student societies, including extracurricular, co-curricular, and athletic opportunities.  

New York University - Leonard N. Stern School Of Business

Stern School of Business is housed on a campus in New York City. It is ranked at 7th position out of 124 in the Best Business Schools list. Stern offers both graduate and undergraduate programs, including majors in 

• Information Systems 
• Real Estate 

The school offers five types of MBA programs: full-time, part-time, Dual-degree, executive, and tech MBA. However, with a low 13% acceptance rate, it is tough to get in.  

Haas School of Business - University of California, Berkeley  

Haas School of Business focuses on sparking innovation, promoting sustainability, and social responsibility. Its close ties to the tech industry and entrepreneurial ecosystem of the Bay Area are vitally important. International students are attracted to the University of California, Berkeley, because of its abundant distinctive courses in varied academic fields. Some of them are:

• Information Systems

The comprehensive curriculum offers students a high degree of flexibility and freedom. They can design their own course of study while, at the same time, a common core teaches them theory and practice in the fundamentals of management, from accounting to strategy.  

Yale University - Yale School of Management  

Housed in New Haven, Connecticut, Yale's School of Management (SOM) is a vital component of Yale University, a prestigious institution in the US. It prepares students with the skills, insights, and ethical foundation necessary to thrive in the current, quickly evolving global business landscape. Some of the specializations it offers are: 

• Management (tie)

The average cost of a full-time MBA is $82,200. The student-faculty ratio is 6:1. The institute’s alumni network is a close-knit community that offers career advice and industry insights to recent graduates.  

Dartmouth College- Tuck School of Business

Tuck School of Business is the graduate b-school of Dartmouth College. It was founded in 1900 and housed in Hanover, New Hampshire. It is among the 6 Ivy League business schools in the USA. The curriculum at this business school is immersive, intensive, and hands-on. Popular majors are:

• Management 

Tuck School of Business has a vibrant, welcoming community and giving culture that promotes trust and builds strong bonds and lifelong connections. The average cost of a Full-Time MBA is $77,520.

These top 10 business schools in the world stand out for their academic excellence, industrial network, and commitment to preparing future leaders. Attending one of these B-schools can open doors to exciting opportunities and help you achieve your career goals.  

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Nick Tsivanidis, ’18: 00:03 My PhD thesis was about how commute costs shape economic organization in cities. Billions of people over the next 50, 100 years, they're going to be moving into mostly developing cities. Governments are going to spend huge amounts of money on providing new infrastructure to try and accommodate them. My project had both macro and applied micro elements. One of the benefits of Booth is that you have access to people from a wide range of areas who are very happy to encourage you to work on interdisciplinary topics.

Nick Tsivanidis, ’18: 00:38 I've always been interested in development and in particular how cities and countries can use evidence-based policy to try and improve welfare of their citizens. I've decided that pursuing a PhD would allow me to research and help translate that research into policy. What attracted me to the PhD program here at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business was this culture of interdisciplinary study. People at Chicago certainly aren't scared or will shy away from trying to think at the intersection of different areas. This is where a lot of very fruitful and productive new research actually takes place, which is at the border of frontiers. That really attracted me to come here.

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Sum of unique quality measure among value-based care contracts in primary care physicians’ patient panels (n = 890 physicians). A unique quality measure is, for example, share of patients with blood pressure under 140/90 mm Hg. If the same metric appeared in multiple contracts, it was counted once. Vertical lines represent the mean number of quality measures per physician: 54.8, 64.1, and 52.4 in 2020, 2021, and 2022 respectively.

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Value-based contracts are popular for quality improvement in primary care despite mixed evidence of their effectiveness. 1 - 3 Explanations for their underperformance include complexity of health care, misalignment of measures, and inadequate financial incentives. 1 - 3 Another potential unexplored factor is volume of quality measures, especially if clinicians face multiple contracts featuring different quality measures and reporting requirements. We quantified the number and diversity of quality measures and value-based contracts faced by primary care physicians (PCPs).

We obtained employment contract data on PCPs continuously employed by an integrated health system from 2020 to 2022 along with payer contracts associated with their attributed patients. Patients who interacted with the health system in the previous 2 years were attributed to 1 PCP annually and linked to a payer contract based on their insurance plan at year end (eMethods in Supplement 1 ). The Providence Research Network Institutional Review Board approved the study and waived informed consent because it was not considered human participant research. We followed the STROBE reporting guidelines.

Payer contract data included type (commercial, Medicaid, or Medicare), incentivized process- or outcome-based quality measures, and Health Care Payment Learning & Action Network (HCPLAN) category. 4 HCPLAN categories 2C, 3A, and 3B were considered value-based contracts.

We measured the number of unique value-based contracts and quality measures per physician-year based on their assigned patients. Quality measures were considered distinct if they referenced different conditions, and measures for the same condition were considered distinct if the value differed (eg, hemoglobin A 1c <8% vs <9% [to convert to proportion of total hemoglobin, multiply by 0.01]). We conducted 2-sample t tests to assess changes in exposure to value-based contracts and quality measures across years; P  < .05 indicated statistical significance. Results were robust to excluding PCPs with small panels.

Quality measure information was missing for 29% of value-based contracts with attributed patients; thus, we reported both mean number of contracts and mean number of contracts with nonmissing quality measures per physician-year. Analyses were run with R 4.4.0 (R Core Team).

The 809 PCPs included (519 females [58.3%], 371 males [41.7%]) had a mean (SD) of 1308.71 (622.73) attributed patients and an increasing number of value-based contracts from 2020 to 2022 (9.39 to 12.26; P  < .001) ( Table ). Contracts contained a mean (SD) of 10.24 (2.66) quality measures. Physicians faced a mean (SD) 57.08 (24.58) unique quality measures across 7.62 (5.08) value-based contracts ( Table ). Distinct measures per physician ranged from 0 to 103 ( Figure ). Medicare contracts had more quality measures on average than commercial or Medicaid contracts (13.42 vs 10.07 or 5..37). The mean (SD) number of quality measures in Medicare contracts increased significantly from 13.14 (4.72) in 2020 to 15.04 (3.99) in 2022 ( P  < .001) ( Table ).

Previous research on value-based contracts suggests these models have not lived up to their potential. 1 - 3 We found saturation of the quality measure environment as a possible explanation: average physicians were incentivized to meet 57.08 different quality measures annually.

Study limitations include estimates that were likely lower bounds on PCPs’ exposure to quality measures. Physicians often face additional quality measures in their employment contracts, but our data on contracts’ quality measures were incomplete. Percentage of missing data was lower in 2021, which may explain the larger number of unique quality measures that year. Additionally, the data source was an integrated health system with multiple payers; thus, findings may not generalize to other settings.

Value-based contracting is intended to incentivize care improvement, but it is unlikely a clinician or practice can reasonably optimize against 50 or more measures at a time. Increased use of such levers may also carry unintended consequences. Clarity and salience are crucial to changing behavior, 5 and the burden of extraneous information and processes has been increasingly associated with adverse outcomes, such as physician burnout. 6 As payers increasingly shift toward value-based contracts, additional research is needed to understand how their ubiquity affects their benefits and how such contracts can be scaled sustainably for clinical care.

Accepted for Publication: May 21, 2024.

Published: August 23, 2024. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.2020

Open Access: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the CC-BY License . © 2024 Boone C et al. JAMA Health Forum .

Corresponding Author: Claire Boone, PhD, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago, 5807 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 ( [email protected] ).

Author Contributions: Dr Boone had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.

Concept and design: Boone, Wright, Robicsek.

Acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data: All authors.

Drafting of the manuscript: Boone, Zink, Wright.

Critical review of the manuscript for important intellectual content: All authors.

Statistical analysis: Boone.

Obtained funding: Robicsek.

Administrative, technical, or material support: Wright, Robicsek.

Supervision: Wright, Robicsek.

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Boone reported receiving a grant from the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health. No other disclosures were reported.

Data Sharing Statement: See Supplement 2 .

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Are you contemplating a phd and interested in economic or social science applications of machine learning you might be a good fit for our pre-doc position. .

The Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence is inviting applications from research-oriented individuals interested in addressing a range of socially-rooted problems. We apply an ever-growing suite of machine learning methods to find innovative solutions to a range of real world problems: we have worked to quantify and reduce discrimination against Black patients in healthcare algorithms, explain drivers of bias in the US judicial system, and to assist cardiologists in identifying patients at critical risk of death using multi-modal medical data. Our present toolkit includes CNNs for prediction, transformers for feature encoding, GANs for generation and multi-level Bayesian models for latent trait estimation. We use these cutting-edge technologies to advance empirically robust social-scientific inquiries and contribute to foundational elements in socio-economic research that is grounded in the human world around us. If this sounds exciting, we want to hear from you! .

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Research professionals contribute to our work at every level, developing their research capabilities with leading names in relevant fields. Our research professionals have the chance to:

• Work with faculty like Sendhil Mullainathan (CAAI Faculty Co-Director), Sanjog Misra (CAAI Faculty Co-Director),  Jens Ludwig (UChicago Crime Lab), Ziad Obermeyer (Berkeley School of Public Health), Ashesh Rambachan (MIT Economics), and others.
• Engage directly in the research process and critical thinking required of academic researchers. Some examples of our research can be found in Science and the QJE .
• Receive academic advice in preparation for a PhD. Past pre-doctoral fellows from Booth have been accepted to a range of prestigious PhD programs.
• Implement complete project pipelines covering data processing, machine learning, and statistical inference.

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We are looking for applicants who:

Will have a bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant field by mid 2024.

Are considering pursuing a PhD, enough to invest in or explore that interest, whether in economics, social science, data science, computer science, or some other related field. (If this doesn’t apply to you, but the other points do, get in contact! We have other positions available.)

Can write Python or R code for statistical analysis or machine learning.

Are analytically minded, detail-oriented, and a great communicator.

To apply, please respond to this job posting and complete this application form   by October 20 for priority review .  Applicants will be asked to complete a small initial assessment task and potentially a short screening call. A subset of applicants will then be asked to complete a larger assessment task. Finally, we will conduct two to three interviews before making final offers in December.

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What is a Pre-doctoral Fellowship?

Pre-doctoral fellowships are an opportunity to work directly with faculty and experience research projects first hand for two years, before applying for a PhD. Our pre-doctoral fellows design and implement entire research pipelines, from data processing, to model development and evaluation, to summarizing and presenting results. In addition, fellows are able to connect with visiting experts and external collaborators, attend interactive seminars with University faculty, and participate in joint lab meetings, collaborating with and learning from other research teams. For more information about pre-doctoral fellowship positions in general, including their benefits, help on applying, and even a thorough listing of other similar opportunities, we recommend visiting predoc.org . For more information about a pre-doctoral fellowship at the Chicago Booth School of Business, refer to the information session link above.

What is the Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence?

We are a research center at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Our research lab includes principal researchers, pre-doctoral fellows (one of which could be you), part-time research assistants, designers and developers: you can find members of our team here . We use our diverse skills to create, publish and share some of the best and most exciting research in economics and social science. We value academic excellence, high-quality academic research and the ability to improve the world around us. You can read more about the team on our website: https://www.chicagobooth.edu/caai.

What research does the Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence do?

Our research focuses on using machine learning with impact. This means taking some of the most sophisticated tools from computer science, statistics, machine learning and AI, and applying them to a range of challenging problems. Here are some problems our pre-doctoral fellows have worked on:

• We use machine learning to study the choices of medical professionals deciding whether to test for heart attacks in their patients. This work identified two inefficiencies: predictably low-risk patients are tested with little benefit, while predictably high-risk patients are left untested, and suffer adverse health events. By comparing algorithmic predictions to the decisions made by doctors, we can suggest several sources of error, which you can read about in this recent paper in the Quarterly Journal of Economics .
• We apply a notoriously biased algorithm, facial recognition, for a good purpose. Human decision-makers can rely on faces, even when they ought not to. Using data collected by the CAAI, we trained a face-algorithm that uncovers biases in how people make such choices. You can see an early recorded presentation of this work on YouTube.
• Our recent paper in Science studied a widely-used health care algorithm that affects decisions on nearly a hundred million patients in the US. We found this algorithm had significant racial bias - Black patients were rated as lower risk than equally healthy White patients. We have now begun creating a fix for this algorithm and are working with systems to implement fixes.

Who are some of your collaborators?

Here are some researchers we’ve worked with in the past or are currently working with:

• Jens Ludwig, UChicago Crime Lab
• Ziad Obermeyer, Berkeley School of Public Health
• Jon Kleinberg, Cornell University
• Kate Baicker, Harris School of Public Policy
• Jure Leskovec, Stanford University
• Mukund Sundararajan, Google
• Emma Pierson, Cornell Tech
• Himabindu Lakkaraju, Harvard Business School
• Devin Pope, Chicago Booth
• Oeindrila Dube, Harris School of Public Policy

What sort of candidates do you look for?

We are looking for candidates with a strong academic record, and an interest in pursuing research excellence in the future. Candidates must have:

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, statistics, data science, economics or a closely related field. Applicants must have either graduated from such a program, or intend to graduate by mid 2022.
• Some interest in a PhD, enough to invest in or explore that interest, whether in economics, social science, data science, computer science, or another related field.

Candidates should excel in one of these skills, and want to learn about the others:

• Data science, mathematics, or statistics: do you know about a variety of models such as linear regressions, binary trees, or convolutional neural nets? Have you built a pipeline that tackled a big hairy dataset? Do you know when to use splines or regularization?
• Economics or social science: do you know what a regression discontinuity is? Have you had experience from a project or class applying economic ideas and seeing the subtleties of social data?
• Computer science: do you have some expertise in either a single methodology (e.g. convolutional nets or generative models) or a single modality (such as images or language)? Have you designed custom architectures for to solve complex real-world machine learning problems?

What if I don't know how to do deep learning?

Experience training deep learning models is valued, but isn’t required to apply. Many of our pre-doctoral fellows have developed their model training skills since joining the team. If learning how to train a CNN sounds interesting, and you think you would be able to develop the skill, then we encourage you to apply.

What are your previous pre-doctoral fellows doing now?

Our most recent pre-doctoral fellows have secured PhD positions at Harvard, Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon, and here at the University of Chicago.

Who can apply?

We value diverse perspectives and experiences, and we especially encourage those from non-traditional backgrounds to apply.

Do you sponsor visas?

We have sponsored Visas in the past and encourage international applicants to apply. We evaluate all candidates equally regardless of where they are applying from.

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Yes, this position is in-person hybrid. Successful applicants are expected to join the team on the University of Chicago campus in Hyde Park and follow the current work location policies outlined by Chicago Booth.

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We recommend applying for the first round of hiring if possible. If you miss the first deadline, we will consider your application for the spring hiring round. If you’d like to be considered independently of these hiring periods, please reach out directly.

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Successful applicants will generally start around July 2023. Earlier and later start times can be easily facilitated.

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