Pre-Doctoral Research Assistant - Northwestern University
- United States of America
The Research Assistant will be deeply involved in policy-oriented and data-intensive research on labor markets and market power in developing countries. Responsibilities will include collecting and analyzing large administrative datasets, designing and implementing randomized controlled trials, and conducting literature reviews. There may also be opportunities for field travel to India.
The RA will work on projects that closely combine theory and data, with opportunities to be involved in both. Sample questions studied include:
1. The causes and consequences of gender gaps in the labor market (for example, the effect of maternity leave policies on women’s career trajectories)
2. The consequences of and remedies for imperfect competition in various markets (for example, collusion among employers, and the effects of introducing competition among agricultural traders)
A background in economics is *not* required. I strongly encourage candidates with strong technical skills and an interest in economics to apply.
The position is ideally suited for candidates who plan to apply to PhD programs in economics or another field. The ideal candidate will demonstrate boundless enthusiasm for empirical research including handling and analyzing large data sets, strong coding skills, and the ability to independently solve challenging problems.
Coding proficiency is required. Experience in Stata is valued; familiarity with Python, R, and web scraping is a plus.
The Pre-Doctoral Research Assistants are fully integrated into the research community at the Global Poverty Research Lab at Northwestern. Previous research associates at the lab have placed into several top PhD programs including at Harvard, UC Berkeley, and the University of Chicago, among others.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. This Research Data Analyst Associate position in the Department of Economics is a full-time position and works on-site four days per week with the option of working one day remote. The target hiring range for this position will be between $55,128 - $77,525 per year.