CV

Basics

Name Jad Moawad
Residence Status Permanent Resident in Canada
Phone (437) 575-2116
Location Toronto, Canada
LinkedIn LinkedIn
GitHub GitHub

Experience

2023-PRESENT
Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of New Economic Thinking, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
  • Led quantitative analyses on savings and investing behaviors across Europe and the US, uncovering key patterns that informed policy recommendations.
  • Designed and conducted randomised controlled trials to assess the impact of financial education interventions on investment behaviour. Treatment led to an 18 percentage point improvement in participants' final decision outcomes.
  • Developed comprehensive survey instruments using Qualtrics, resulting in 15% higher completion rates and improved data quality.
  • Managed complex pipelines, integrating, cleaning, and transforming data from diverse sources for cross-national comparative analyses.
2022-2023
Expert Researcher, European Commission, Seville, Spain
  • Analyzed microdata from 12 countries to identify critical trends in income and employment from 1980 to 2020.
  • Created policy briefings that directly informed EU-level economic initiatives, receiving commendation for clarity and actionable insights.
  • Developed interactive dashboards that enabled policymakers to explore complex socioeconomic data, leading to more targeted intervention strategies.
2018-2023
Ph.D Researcher, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Applied machine learning, multilevel modeling and causal inference methods to identify previously unrecognized patterns in socioeconomic data across 26+ countries.
  • Designed and executed rigorous data harmonization protocols for large-scale, longitudinal, cross-national datasets comprising millions of observations.
  • Created reproducible research workflows in R, enabling other researchers to build upon findings and ensuring analytical transparency.
  • Published 3 peer-reviewed articles in high-impact journals, demonstrating strong analytical capabilities and research expertise.
  • Presented research findings at 11 international conferences, effectively communicating complex statistical concepts to diverse audiences.
2018-2023
Teaching Assistant, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Taught data analysis techniques to undergraduate and graduate students using R, covering advanced methods, missing data handling, and text analysis; consistently earned 90%+ satisfaction ratings in teaching evaluations.
  • Provided individualized guidance on data cleaning, analysis, and visualization to 100+ students, enabling successful completion of research projects.
2014-2016
Business Intelligence Analyst, Lebanese Grand Laundry, Beirut, Lebanon
  • Developed interactive KPI dashboards in Tableau that improved production throughput by 7%, resulting in an additional 400 pounds of processed laundry per shift.
  • Built predictive forecasting models that enhanced demand prediction accuracy by 12%, optimizing resource allocation and workforce scheduling.
  • Collaborated with operations teams to translate data insights into process improvements, eliminating key bottlenecks in the production workflow.
  • Designed strategic Tableau dashboards that transformed complex data into clear visual insights, directly supporting executive decision-making and organizational planning.

Education

2023-2024
Master of Science in Data Science, University of Texas at Austin, U.S.A.
2018-2023
PhD in Social Sciences, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
2017-2018
Master in Sociology and Demography, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain
2016-2017
Master in Political Philosophy, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain
2010-2013
Bachelor in Business Administration, emphasis in Financial Engineering, Notre Dame University, Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon

Programming & Software

Git/GitHub
Python
R
SQL
Power BI
Tableau
Qualtrics
Excel

Skills

Statistics
A/B Testing
Experimental Design (RCTs)
Causal Inference
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Time Series Analysis
Linear Regression
Logistic Regression
Multilevel
Mixed models
Project Management
Survey research
Public Speaking

Languages

English
French
Arabic