Temporary Research Assistant

Job description

Department UL Inclusive Economy Lab About the Department: The University of Chicago Inclusive Economy Lab (IEL) partners with policymakers, community-based organizations, and others to generate rigorous evidence that leads to greater economic opportunity for communities harmed by disinvestment and segregation. Job Information: Job Summary: 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. Responsibilities: - 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...