Job Description

Job Description:

• Pre-Doctoral Fellows will collaborate on research projects that further build the CID and use it to transform our understanding of economic well-being in the United States.

• Perform routine assignments related to scientific research projects.

• Assists in drafting presentations on research findings.

• Analyzes possible solutions using standard procedures.

• Ensures compliance of research activities with institutional, state, and federal regulatory policies, procedures, directives and mandates.

• Writes articles, reports and manuscripts.

• Analyzes and maintains data and/or specimens. Conducts literature reviews. Assists with preparation of reports, manuscripts and other documents.

• Maintains technical and administrative support for a research project.

• Performs other related work as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelorâ™s degree in Economics, Statistics or related disciplines.

• Willingness and ability to obtain Special Sworn Status (requires 3 years of US residence within past 5 years) from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Experience:

• Previous research experience.

Technical Skills or Knowledge:

• Proficiency in Stata; ability to use other statistical software packages (e.g., SAS, R, or Python).

• Significant coursework or experience in programming.

Preferred Competencies

• Strong interest in understanding poverty and issues affecting vulnerable populations.

• Proven ability to work effectively in small teams, demonstrating a strong desire to both learn from and mentor other team members.

• Drive and ability to develop a detailed understanding of areas ranging from cutting-edge econometric techniques to institutional details related to marginalized populations.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• High attention to detail and quality in data analysis and written material.

• Significant knowledge of statistics and/or empirical economics research.

• Demonstrated ability to review and prioritize work independently and effectively.

• Demonstrated ability to be resourceful and creative in problem-solving.

Working Conditions

• Pre-Doctoral Fellows will be based out of Chicago, IL.

Application Documents

• Resume (required)

• Cover Letter (required)

• Reference Contact Information (required)

• Writing Sample (required)

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