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StataCorp, located in College Station, Texas near the Texas A&M campus, develops and distributes Stata, software for statistical analysis. Stata statistical software has complete statistical, graphical, and data-management capabilities and is used by researchers of all disciplines.

TSR: Technical Services Representative — Windows, Mac, or Unix (full time)

This is an opportunity to

• work in a professional software firm that develops new software for Windows, Mac, and Unix (including Linux)
• develop data-management skills
• develop programming skills
• develop web-authoring skills

Job duties will include

• answering email and telephone inquiries regarding
  • Stata installation
  • data management
  • graphics
  • Stata's programming language
  • operating systems (Windows, Mac, and Unix)
  • computer hardware
  • computer networking

• developing FAQs for inclusion on the Stata website, including turning interesting questions into FAQs.

• participating in discussions on the Stata listserver.

• assisting StataCorp's senior staff in teaching NetCourses (distance learning offered over the Web).

• learning PERL, HTML/CGI, and shell scripts

In addition, the ideal candidate will have at least two of the following characteristics,

• experience with user support.
• familiarity with the Windows, Mac or Unix/Linux operating systems.
• experience with networked environments.
• knowledge of Stata.
• knowledge of PERL, AWK, shell scripts, C, or other programming languages.
• knowledge of popular database or speadsheet programs.

This is a full-time position, offering a starting wage commensurate with skills. Stata offers an excellent benefits package. This position allows for advancement if that is your interest.

Be sure to indicate job code TSR on your response. Submit a letter of inquiry and resume by email or fax to

Alan Riley
Email: hrd@stata.com
Fax: 979-696-4601

StataCorp is located in College Station, Texas, near the Texas A&M campus and 90 miles northwest of Houston, 100 miles east of Austin, and 160 miles southeast of Dallas. The community has about 150,000 residents, good schools, little crime, and affordable housing. Houston, the fourth largest city in the United States, is close enough (an hour-and-a-half drive, 25 minutes by air) to accommodate most tastes.