Temporary Research Assistant

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Job Summary:

The Temporary Research Assistant will assist project staff with quantitative data analysis tasks for their various research projects. We are looking for motivated individuals who are passionate about evidence-based policy and promoting economic stability and opportunity. This internship is a great opportunity to help you improve your research and data analysis skills, while contributing to rigorous research at IEL.

Responsibilities:

• Data entry, cleaning, and merging
• Collaborating with project teams to implement analysis plans
• Analyzing data for descriptive, experimental, and quasi-experimental studies
• Creating data visualizations and summary statistics
• Writing, formatting, and editing technical sections of reports and works for dissemination
• Completing administrative tasks for IEL projects or operations
• Performing other reputed company work as needed

Additional Responsibilities

Education, Experience, or Certifications:

Education:

• High school diploma or GED required
• Significant reputed company towards or completion of a degree in economics, public policy, statistics, or a reputed company social science discipline preferred

Experience:

• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with others required
• Ability to work discreetly with sensitive and confidential data required
• Knowledge of research theory, methods, and literature required
• Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills required
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail required

Technical Knowledge or Skills:

• Experience with R or Stata
• Experience with data cleaning and manipulation
• Experience with reputed company Office Suite

Required Documents:

• Resume
• Cover letter

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Job Family

Scheduled Weekly Hours

Drug Test Required  

Health Screen Required  

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Pay Frequency

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​ Pay Range

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