Research Assistant, McCourt School of Public Policy - Georgetown University

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Requirements Job Overview Research Assistant, McCourt School of Public Policy - Georgetown University This position is to support Professor Manoli in work on multiple research projects related to social safety net programs and workforce development. Additional duties include, but are not limited to: Writing and submitting applications for Human Subjects Internal Review Board (IRB) approval

Survey design and administration

Data cleaning and analysis

Literature reviews

Developing data collection and PDF-scraping tools

Work Interactions The research assistant will report to Professor Manoli. This work will contribute to the broad teaching and public policy community within the McCourt School of Public Policy. Requirements and Qualifications Minimum academic qualifications: M.A. in public policy or related fields.

Proficiency in Stata and/or R.

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. Pay Range: The projected salary or hourly pay range for this position which represents the full range of anticipated compensation is: $41,926.00 - $65,090.00

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