Job Posting: Pittsburgh Pirates
Want to work for the Pirates? They have two full time openings:
Data Architect
Department: Baseball Operations
Job Summary: This position is responsible for multiple aspects related to the data assets used within the Baseball Operations department. Under the direction of the Director of baseball Systems Development, is responsible for the design, daily operations, performance, maintenance, and extension of the data architecture. This position will also act as a team member in software development efforts.
Quantitative Analyst
Division: Baseball Operations
Job Summary: This position will focus on creating and analyzing baseball sets through the use of advances statistical analysis with the tasks of creating, implementing, and maintaining predictive models to aid in the decision making process. This position will report to the Director of Baseball Systems development and act as a resource to other staff on the proper use and implementation of statistical techniques and their suitability for baseball analysis.
David Appelman is the creator of FanGraphs.
Man, I wish I lived in Pittsburgh. I’m already working as a quantitative analyst, just not in the baseball ops field. Maybe they’d let me telecommute…?
Simple, move to Pittsburgh, America’s Most Livable City and featured as one of the 25 must see places in the world by Nat Geo last month. 😉
I think Pittsburgh is nice and all, but I’d hardly rate it in the 25 “must see” places in the world. I would very much believe it’s in the top 10 of livable US cities, but given the choice between seeing the Pyramids, Machu Picchu, New York, Tokyo, the beaches of Tahiti, the Masai Mara, (etc etc etc), I’m pretty sure I would run out of other places in the world before I hit Pittsbugh on a list of 25…
yeah but we have these sandwiches with cole slaw and french fries on them. and it rains every day. and there’s a lot of not so hot girls that apply make up with shotguns to their face. and this great baseball team that wins all the time! wouldn’t leave for anything. Pittsburgh > EVERYWHERE
Uh, yeah.
Go here and look it up. He is right.
http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/tag/pennsylvania/
NatGeo also listed Columbus, OH as a top place to visit in the fall. Being from Columbus, I can attest to the fact that it’s a fine place to live, but there is absolutely nothing there that can’t be found in plenty of other cities with a better climate.