Research Assistant

University of California System - Los Angeles, CA

Full-time - Entry Level

Remote - Los Angeles, CA

Educational Services

About the position

The Research Assistant will be working on research projects in Economics for UCLA Anderson faculty members Kathleen Ngangoue, Kareem Haggag, and Brian Wheaton. The research will be in a variety of fields within Economics (Political Economy, Macroeconomics, Behavioral & Experimental Economics). Tasks will involve conducting literature reviews of published papers in various areas of economics, assisting in the design of experimental research, collecting, or scraping data from webpages and other sources, performing econometric analysis of data, and providing regular status updates on the aforementioned tasks. The Research Assistant will exercise independent judgment, take initiative, and appropriately manage deadlines. Strong quantitative skills and proficiency in Stata, R, and/or Python are required, as is proficiency in oral and written English communication. A Bachelor's degree in a quantitative subject such as Economics, Statistics, Computer Science, or Applied Math is preferred. Candidates with an intention to proceed to graduate study in Economics or a related discipline are preferred. This position requires on-site presence and offers limited remote work opportunities. The Research Assistant will exercise independent judgment and make procedural and research adjustments as needed, take initiative, and appropriately manage deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Conduct literature reviews of published papers in various areas of economics.
• Assist in the design of experimental research.
• Collect or scrape data from webpages and other sources.
• Perform econometric analysis of data.
• Provide regular status updates on research tasks.
• Exercise independent judgment and manage deadlines.

Requirements

• Strong quantitative skills.
• Proficiency in STATA or R.
• Familiarity with experimental research.
• Excellent skills in oral and written English communication.
• Ability to work with competing deadlines and manage multiple assignments.
• Excellent grades in quantitative coursework (e.g. computer science, math).
• Ability to work independently.

Nice-to-haves

• Prior research assistant experience.
• Background in designing and running field and laboratory experiments.
• Skilled in performing statistical analyses on large databases.
• Ability to prepare research protocols and manuscripts for publication.
• Familiarity with Qualtrics.
• Familiarity with online recruitment platforms (e.g. cloud research or prolific).

Benefits

• Benefits start on day one.
• Access to UC Total Compensation Estimator.