Wanted: Research Assistants
Update #2 – We are no longer accepting applications for these positions. Thank you for your interest and if you weren’t able to apply, but would have liked to, be sure to keep on the lookout for additional openings.
FanGraphs has openings for three part time research assistants. The job entails mainly research and data entry.
Here are some qualifications we’re looking for:
– experience using Microsoft Excel
– solid research skills and a strong attention to detail
– able to contribute about 5 hours per week
Please send all applications to david@fangraphs.com.
Update: Due to the tremendous amount of interest in these positions, the cutoff for applications will be at 6pm EST today.
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Paid?
Yes, these are all paid positions.
If we are interested in applying, when would the application be due by? Or is it just ASAP?
what should the application include?
Ben asks a good question, is resume/cover letter sufficient? Because that’s what I sent.
I think just a brief overview of your experience / cover letter style piece will be fine. A full standard resume isn’t necessary.
You guys have cut off applications already? That’s disappointing…I work 9-5, I couldn’t even get an application in.
I missed my shot! Damn Mets game. Damn Long Island traffic.
*cry*
I missed it. 🙁
Why do I have a job?! Missed deadline ><
I don’t usually have cutoffs for applications, but the response for these positions was truly overwhelming and choosing between all the current applicants, which are already overly qualified for research assistants is no easy task. Just goes to show how many really smart people visit the site.
Understandable, I just think it’s pretty rude to announce something like this in the morning, getting people excited that they can apply when they get off of work (and I think it’s safe to assume that many people who frequent this site, maybe even a majority, work a “9-5” job, and then cut off applications before they can actually even get home to write one up. Heck, I sat down at my computer at 7 to apply (which I thought was being fairly pro-active) only to come to this site and see that you’d cut off apps.
Just goes to show how many really smart people visit the site.
Apparently they’re not the same people that comment on Dave’s Royals pieces. I kid, I kid!
Damn. Would have loved to apply for this. I understand that an overwhelming response is an issue to deal with, but I echo Andy S’s feelings..
Could you post a comment when you’ve made your selections, so as to let us know to uncross our fingers?
Agreed. It would be interesting to get some stats too… number of applications, VORA (Value Over Replacement Applicant) of the people selected…
Definitely still working through the applications. We received over 150 applications and I will be contacting people starting next week after the holiday weekend.
Dammit David, I wanted to apply for this but couldn’t.
Doubt the DoD would be too thrilled with me sending job inquiry emails over their network to non-DoD recipients, even if it’s just for on my own time stuff.
Oh well, hope to catch it for the next time you post a job ad and get about 200 of the regular fangraphs visitors* applying within 5 hours
*I see many fangraphs visitors being the guy who got into a good college even though we were more concerned with sports in HS, remained that way in college, majored in math/physics/engineering/economics/etc, and now spend our days working some job with the word “analyst” attached somewhere to the job title or description while counting down to 5 pm so we can go home and watch baseball and cringe every time the announce team has a love fest for some fast guy with a high BA that swings at everything within a 2 mi radius of the plate, possibly while reading archived Fire Joe Morgan posts about HatGuy.
Has anyone heard anything about this yet?
I’m sure everyone who applied is as incredibly antsy as I am!