Economics Research Work Study

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1. To provide research assistance to Professor Mohit Arora’s ongoing research projects which mainly involve processing and analyzing documents and relevant data. The student will be provided guidance and instructions by Professor Arora (the supervisor). Some knowledge of Statistics and Econometrics and coding skills is expected (preferably on R), but on the job learning will also be an important component of this position.
2. To help with miscellaneous office tasks such as printing, proof-reading printed material for classes and help with typesetting (comfort with Latex or Lyx is a plus)

Department: Economics
Location: Lippman Hall 207

Supervisor: Professor Mohit Arora

Hours/Shifts Available: Days; Mon-Fri (7 hours total per week)

Rate of Pay: $9.70/hr

Number of Positions available: 1

Essential Responsibilities and Duties:

• Conduct scholarly literature reviews on selected topics

• Conduct research into relevant and important materials for example news articles, archives, or policy documents related to research topics of interest

• Conduct analyses on the text of research materials

• Organize datasets and research outputs under instructions of the supervisor

• Perform some analyses and data classifications under instructions of the supervisor

• Write up paragraphs of data descriptions, summaries and/or analyses under instructions of the supervisor

• Help with office work such as printing

• Assisting with proof-reading printed material for classes and typesetting documents

Qualifications:

• -Ability to commit to maintaining confidentiality of the work within and beyond the scope of this assignment

• Proficiency in a programming language (such as R)

• Knowledge of statistics and econometrics

• Good writing and typesetting skills

• Good communication skills

• Ability to meet deadlines

• Integrity, thoroughness and honesty

Location: Schenectady, NY

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