[Jobs] Baseball Analyst

[Leora Lawton]

Quit your day job and get a dream job...if you're a baseball fan and want to live in
Cleveland...

Location: Cleveland, OH
Description: The Cleveland Indians are currently scouting for a Baseball Analyst to
work in our Baseball Operations Department. This individual will report to the
Manager of Baseball Analytics while assisting both the Baseball and Information
Systems Departments.

Responsibilities include:
• Performing advanced statistical analysis on large volumes of baseball-related data
and implementing predictive models to aid in departmental decision making.
• Creating reports, charts, tables, graphics, and other tools to deliver information
to staff in concise and readable formats;
• Advising and assisting other analysts and staff on proper selection and
implementation of techniques in statistical analysis and data mining;
• Monitoring developments in statistical fields to identify new algorithms or
methods applicable to baseball problems;
• Evaluating published sabermetric research to ascertain its value and applicability
to internal models and processes.
• Other projects may be assigned consistent with departmental needs and candidate
skills.

Candidates must possess:
• A Master’s degree (or higher) in Statistics, Operations Research, Mathematics,
Computer Science, or a related quantitative field.
• This individual must possess expert knowledge of modern statistical analysis
and/or machine learning techniques.
• Significant experience with R, STATA, SPSS, SAS, or similar software is required.
• Strong knowledge of baseball, particularly in sabermetrics is also required.
• Experience with a database system such as Oracle or SQL Server, and proficiency
with SQL is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to advise, consult, mentor, or teach others is desirable.
• The ability to communicate complex concepts at an appropriate level to colleagues
possessing a wide range of backgrounds is also important.

For more information or to apply, visit http://www.indians.com/jobs , Requisition
Number 10-0024. Interested candidates must apply online to be considered.



-- 
Dr. Leora Lawton
Executive Director, Berkeley Population Center
 & Lecturer, Sociology Dept.
112A Survey Research Center
Corner Channing & Bowditch
(510) 643-1270 (office)
(510) 928-7572 (cell)