I am Sean Nossek, a data scientist and quantitative researcher specializing in international politics and economics. I am a Yale PhD candidate with over six years of experience analyzing politics and economics using quasi-experimental methods, building large datasets, and communicating insights to decision-makers. I apply my work across policy, tech, and international organizations. I am an expert in R and causal inference, with fluency in SQL and Python, and experience in survey design (Qualtrics), web scraping, and extensive data visualization. I enjoy turning complex data into actionable recommendations and teaching to all audiences.…

Sean Nossek

I am Sean Nossek, a data scientist and quantitative researcher specializing in international politics and economics. I am a Yale PhD candidate with over six years of experience analyzing politics and economics using quasi-experimental methods, building large datasets, and communicating insights to decision-makers. I apply my work across policy, tech, and international organizations. I am an expert in R and causal inference, with fluency in SQL and Python, and experience in survey design (Qualtrics), web scraping, and extensive data visualization. I enjoy turning complex data into actionable recommendations and teaching to all audiences.…

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I am Sean Nossek, a data scientist and quantitative researcher specializing in international politics and economics. I am a Yale PhD candidate with over six years of experience analyzing politics and economics using quasi-experimental methods, building large datasets, and communicating insights to decision-makers. I apply my work across policy, tech, and international organizations.

I am an expert in R and causal inference, with fluency in SQL and Python, and experience in survey design (Qualtrics), web scraping, and extensive data visualization. I enjoy turning complex data into actionable recommendations and teaching to all audiences.

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Skills

Experience Level

R
Expert
Data Visualization
Expert
Data Science
Expert
Python
Expert
Tableau
Expert
PostgreSQL
Expert
SQL
Expert
Power BI
Expert
Bash
Expert
HTML5
Intermediate
XML
Intermediate
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Language

English
Fluent
French
Fluent
Arabic
Beginner

Work Experience

Doctoral Researcher at Yale University
September 1, 2021 - October 27, 2025
Conduct observational research on trade policy, market concentration, and electoral behavior in the United States using quasi-experimental causal inference techniques. Teach applied quantitative research methods and international relations to undergrad and graduate students. Present findings at major academic conferences.
Research Analyst at Datasciences Inc
August 1, 2021 - August 1, 2021
Collected data and conducted quantitative analysis in R; designed and analyzed conjoint experiments, message testing, and market segmentation. Presented research to corporate executives, elected officials, policy advisors, and civil servants. Drafted and coded surveys using Qualtrics to generate actionable insights for clients.
Graduate Intern at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) – Secretariat of the CBD (Programme Support to the Financial Mechanism)
September 1, 2025 - October 27, 2025
Technical contributor on GEF-9 trust fund replenishment needs assessment; used modeling techniques to predict full funding needs based on a sample of country submissions. Analyzed financial and programmatic data to inform resource-allocation discussions.
Consultant at Trey Herr (Atlantic Council Cyber Statecraft Initiative / American University)
January 31, 2024 - January 31, 2024
Produced research memos on multinational companies, emerging technologies, and national security. Synthesized literature on export controls, international trade/FDI and innovation, standards, and R&D policy.
Research Analyst at Media Ecosystem Observatory
September 1, 2020 - September 1, 2020
Maintained datasets of Canadian Twitter/Facebook using CrowdTangle, PostgreSQL, and Google Suites VMs. Conducted topic analysis of Canadian Twitter during COVID-19 and analysis for public health communication/engagement on social media; identified misinformation trends. Built a classifier to identify Canadian Facebook groups and contributed to a public dashboard.
Research Assistant to Professor Krzysztof Pelc at McGill University
December 31, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Web-scraped Oxford Historical Treaties; built database of WTO disputes, rulings, and legal citations. Scraped UNCTAD SDS data; conducted stylometric analysis of WTO DSU Panel Reports (R ‘stylo’). Developed a stock-price event-study tool in R; created firm-level datasets (Capital IQ via WRDS).
Research Assistant at McGill University (Professor Leonardo Baccini)
December 31, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Constructed a Bartik instrument of comparative advantage across U.S. congressional districts. Built datasets linking GTD terrorist incidents to U.S. county-level election returns; coded attack motives; designed identification strategies for causal inference.

Education

Ph.D. Candidate (ABD) in Political Science at Yale University
September 1, 2021 - October 27, 2025
M.A., Political Science at McGill University
January 11, 2030 - October 1, 2020
B.A., Honours International Development Studies (First Class Honours) + Minor in Political Economy at McGill University
January 11, 2030 - June 1, 2018
Certificate in Social Sciences and Humanities (Exchange) at Sciences Po Paris
September 1, 2016 - June 1, 2017

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Government, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Education, Software & Internet, Non-Profit Organization
    paper Labor market concentration and the political effects of trade shocks

    Academic research paper as presented at the major political science research conference, APSA.

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