Updated: 2 months ago
Location: Notre Dame, INDIANA
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 31 Mar 2024
Position Information
| Job Title | Pre-doctoral Research Associate, Economics |
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| Job Description | The university has announced a major new Poverty Initiative that is charged with establishing Notre Dame as a premier university in poverty-related research, student formation, and policy and program impact. Funds from this new program will be used to bolster population-related research in the social sciences through its Families and Communities in Transition (FACTS) initiative. The program will be hiring three pre-doctoral (pre-doc) Research Associates who work closely with faculty in different social science disciplines to assist in their empirical research. This pre-doc position will work in the field of economics, under the direction of two scholars in the department. Kasey Buckles will lead a team focused on developing the Census Tree and using the data for research in economic history and demography (with Joseph Price at BYU). Jeff Denning will supervise work in support of his research agenda on higher education opportunities. This is an excellent opportunity for a student considering graduate school and would be a bridge between college and graduate school for students interested in empirical applied microeconomic research. Research associates will perform a variety of tasks including coordinating project logistics, creating analysis files, statistically analyzing data, helping to create presentations, editing research papers, assisting in the preparation of grant proposals, assisting in the writing of IRB protocols and data sharing agreements, and assisting in the dissemination of project results. This is a two-year, limited term position and begins July 1, 2024.The ideal candidate will commit to 2 years in this role, have strong coding, writing, and organization skills, and experience with statistical programming in Stata. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Data Analysis:
Project Management:
Project Dissemination:
To Apply: Please send the following documents to the Families and Communities in Transition (FACTS) initiative administration at [email protected]. |
| Minimum Qualifications | The job begins July 1, 2024 and the ideal candidate will commit to 2 years in this role, have strong coding, writing, and organization skills, and experience with statistical programming in Stata. Required:
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| Preferred Qualifications | Preferred: Experience working with economic researchers as a research assistant |
| Special Instructions to Applicants | Please submit the following required documents: |
| Department | Department of Economics (30065) |
| Department Website | https://news.nd.edu/news/notre-dame-launches-unprecedented-university-wide-effort-to-fight-poverty/ |
| Family / Sub-Family | Research / Research - Social/Behavioral |
| Career Stream/Level | Other |
| Department Hiring Pay Range | |
| Pay ID | Monthly |
| FLSA Status | P1 - Postdoc |
| Job Category | Other |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Schedule: Days of Week & Hours | Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Schedule: Hours/Week | 40 |
| Schedule: # of months | 12 |
Posting Detail Information
| Job Posting Date (Campus) | 02/16/2024 |
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| Job Posting Date (Public) | 02/16/2024 |
| Job Closing Date | 03/31/2024 |
| Posting Type | Open To All Applicants |
| Posting Number | S24681 |
| Quick Link for Internal Postings | https://jobs.nd.edu/postings/33577 |
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