Temporary Research Assistant

Role Description

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.

• 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 related work as needed

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required
• Significant progress towards or completion of a degree in economics, public policy, statistics, or a related social science discipline preferred
• 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
• Experience with R or Stata
• Experience with data cleaning and manipulation
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite

Requirements

• Resume
• Cover letter

Benefits

• This position is not eligible for benefits.