Staff Associate I

Columbia Law School is seeking to hire a full-time Staff Associate I to work with Prof. Edward Morrison, commencing Summer 2026.

The Staff Associate I will work with Prof. Morrison on empirical research projects that use very large databases to study questions related to corporate restructuring, consumer financial distress and bankruptcy, and other topics related to corporate and household finance.

This is a two-year position and would be ideal preparation for graduate work in economics, finance, or law.

The Staff Associate will assist Prof. Morrison on an evolving set of research questions, including topics related to:

• Interactions between bankruptcy laws and out-of-court restructurings
• Racial disparities in consumer bankruptcy
• Medical costs and consumer bankruptcy
• Functioning of the bankruptcy courts, in both consumer and business cases
• Auction design in corporate bankruptcy cases

Responsibilities include:

(1) Creating, organizing, and linking very large datasets, paying close attention to opportunities to leverage information in these datasets to answer research questions

(2) Developing analytical models and performing statistical analysis, including running regressions

(3) Monitoring the status of various projects and their corresponding completion dates

(4) Assisting with interpretation, write-up, and dissemination of findings through the preparation of reports, journal articles, presentations, web sites, and other research outlets

(5) Assisting in the organization of research programs, including conferences, seminars, and workshops

(6) Assisting with presentations for teaching and research projects

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in economics, statistics, mathematics, finance, computer science, or engineering
• Knowledge of (or willingness to learn) statistical programs (e.g., Stata, SPSS, SAS) and programming languages (e.g., Python, C)
• Experience in (and/or enthusiasm for) research in economics, statistics, mathematics, finance, computer science, or engineering
• At least 6 months of research experience as part of academic coursework, or in a research role as a research assistant during the academic year, or a summer internship in a research lab or governmental institution

To apply for this position, please go to:

https://apply.interfolio.com/181088

Please submit your application both to this

Interfolio posting and to Prof. Morrison via email (erm2101@columbia.edu). If

you have any questions relating to the position, please also feel free to

contact him directly by email.

Upon request, candidates should be prepared to submit transcripts, writing samples, and in some cases, sample codes.

Salary Range:$64,350$64,350 a year.

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the Universitys good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Columbia University is an equal opportunity employer / disability / veteran.