PhD Research Economist

Integra FEC; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Integra FEC seeks entrepreneurial and quantitatively skilled graduates to apply economics and mathematics to fraud detection across finance, healthcare, and crypto. You will work as a data detective with government and private clients, using data science and econometrics to uncover high-profile fraud schemes.

This role emphasizes initiative, curiosity, rigorous analysis, and clear communication of findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Qualifications

• PhD in Economics required, with Finance and Mathematics background a plus.
• Familiarity with Python, SQL, R, or other scripting languages.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Attention to detail with big-picture understanding.
• Ability to work well in teams.

Responsibilities

• Working as a data detective to examine potentially fraudulent patterns.
• Conducting qualitative and quantitative research to identify opportunities to detect fraud and identify fraud detection methods.
• Building, cleaning, compiling and analyzing datasets to find insights and fraud patterns using econometrics, statistics and other forms of analyses.
• Building scripts, algorithms and code to process and analyze large datasets effectively and efficiently.
• Presenting findings to technical and non-technical audiences.

Skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Big-picture thinking

Education

PhD in Economics

Tools

Python

SQL

R

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Integra FEC is hiring entrepreneurial and quantitatively skilled graduates with a background in economics and mathematics who are interested in applying their skills to identify, investigate and analyze fraud in various domains, including finance, healthcare and cryptocurrencies. Integra is a boutique economic consulting and forensic analytics firm that works with government agencies and private entities to analyze complicated and high-profile schemes. Our team applies data science and econometric techniques and intensely values each employee to take initiative and to be curious while operating as a data detective to solve complex problems.

Main responsibilities include:

• Working as a data detective to examine potentially fraudulent patterns
• Conducting qualitative and quantitative research to identify opportunities to detect fraud and identify fraud detection methods
• Building, cleaning, compiling and analyzing datasets to find insights and fraud patterns using econometrics, statistics and other forms of analyses
• Building scripts, algorithms and code to process and analyze large datasets effectively and efficiently
• Presenting findings to technical and non-technical audiences

Job Qualifications:

• PhD in Economics required, with Finance and Mathematics background a plus
• Familiarity with Python, SQL, R, or other scripting languages
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Attention to detail with big-picture understanding
• Ability to work well in teams

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.