Research Assistant Jobs

About The Opportunity

The successful candidate will be providing research support for a project investigating how the COVID-19 pandemic has had differential economic impacts at the intersections of race/ethnicity and gender. The RA would assist in downloading, merging, and cleaning data; running statistical analyses in the programming language R; formatting results in Word; converting datasets from R to Stata; locating academic literature to include in the literature review; formatting the paper for journal submission; and other duties as assigned.

Required qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in a social sciences, data sciences, or other related field. Strong programming skills in R, coursework in statistics and econometrics, and the ability to format tables and bibliographies in Word.

Preferred qualifications: Master’s degree in social sciences, data sciences, or other related field. Familiarity with the monthly Current Population Survey.

Time frame: This is a temporary position, where the research assistant will work approximately 10 hours per week starting June 15 and ending before May 2024 at the latest, for a total of about 100 hours. The hours are flexible, except for an obligatory weekly team meeting. Team meetings will be held during regular working hours (M-F, 9-6 Pacific Time), but within that constraint, they will be scheduled by mutual agreement.

Pay rate: $20/hour to $22/hour, depending on qualifications and experience

Position Type

Temporary

Additional Information

Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer.

Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation. Visit https://hr.northeastern.edu/benefits/ for more information.

Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

To learn more about Northeastern University’s commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see www.northeastern.edu/diversity.