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About the Role
This role offers the opportunity to use research, data, and problem-solving skills developed in graduate school to contribute to meaningful client work. You will work closely with highly regarded experts and supportive case teams, build practical consulting skills, and develop a strong foundation for a career that draws directly on your doctoral training. We welcome candidates from all economics fields and value the curiosity, persistence, and analytical judgment that PhD candidates bring.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to meaningful client work from the start.
- Work closely with highly regarded experts and supportive case teams.
- Build practical consulting skills.
- Develop a strong foundation for a career that draws directly on doctoral training.
- Apply rigorous, independent analysis to high-stakes disputes.
- Help clients understand critical questions with discipline, objectivity, and intellectual rigor.
Requirements
- PhD in Economics, Business, Public Policy, or a closely related field, completed or expected by the start date.
- Strong academic training in microeconomics, econometrics, quantitative methods, applied economics, or related areas.
- Demonstrated ability to conduct rigorous research, work with data, and apply economic reasoning to complex questions.
- Interest in applying doctoral training to consulting, litigation, regulatory, or other high-stakes business and policy matters.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Intellectual curiosity, sound judgment, attention to detail, and a collaborative approach to solving problems.
Skills
- Economic modeling
- Empirical research
- Data analysis
- Statistical programming
- Stata
- R
- Python
- MATLAB
- SQL
- Excel
- Quantitative software
Location
- U.S. offices
Work Type
- Flexible work model
Experience Level
- PhD
Education Level
- PhD in Economics, Business, Public Policy, or a closely related field
Salary/Compensations
- $200,000—$260,000 USD
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Comprehensive benefits
- Substantive mentorship
- Training
- Mentorship
- Peer coaching
- Frequent feedback
- Opportunities to build confidence
About the Company
- Secretariat is a leading global expert services and consulting firm, trusted by premier law firms, corporations, and government agencies to advise on complex economic, financial, regulatory, and strategic issues.
- Within our Economics practice, PhD economists and experts apply rigorous, independent analysis to high-stakes disputes where clarity, precision, and credibility matter.
- For more than four decades, Secretariat has built a reputation for analytical depth, trusted expert testimony, and sophisticated insight across complex litigation and arbitration matters.
- Our professionals work at the intersection of economic theory, empirical analysis, and real-world decision-making.
- At Secretariat, you will join a collegial, high-performing environment where your ideas are valued and your growth is taken seriously.
- Our culture and people are driven by passion, pride, and performance.
- Our people are motivated to be the best in everything they do – from our approach to making the complex simple to the way we mentor our up-and-coming talent to become trusted experts early in their careers.
Equal Opportunity
- At Secretariat, we believe in pay transparency and equity.
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