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Princeton University is hiring a Senior Research Specialist. The role supports research on inequality at Princeton's Program for Research on Inequality, collecting and harmonizing long-run datasets and working with administrative data on income, wages, and financial well-being. The specialist also designs experiments and data collection tools, runs surveys, focus groups, and interviews, and occasionally helps with the program's events.

Highlights

Collect, clean, and analyze data with little to no supervision, including novel long-run datasets on inequality and proprietary administrative data on income, wages, and financial well-being.
Develop experiment designs and data collection tools independently and organize the logistics of experiments and data collection.
Implement surveys, organize focus groups, and run and edit interviews on your own.
Write research summaries, perform literature searches and reviews, and post and retrieve information from the web.
Provide administrative support for the academic programming of the Program for Research on Inequality.
BA/BS in economics, mathematics, computer science, statistics, or a related field, with fluency in statistics, econometrics, and probability theory.
Good programming skills in Python and R; experience with open source projects, especially test-driven development, is a big plus.
Experience with SAS, Matlab, LaTeX, and Unix/Linux is preferred, and a master's degree is desirable but not required.
Pay range of $60,000 to $75,000 for a one-year term position with the option to renew for a second year.
Remote position for candidates located in and eligible to work in the US.

Senior Research Specialist Full Description

Overview:

Ellora Derenoncourt (Princeton University) is seeking one Senior Research Specialist to work on research projects on inequality and occasionally support programming and events at the Program for Research on Inequality. The main research tasks may include collecting and harmonizing novel long-run datasets on inequality and working with proprietary administrative data on income, wages, and financial well-being.

The ideal candidate has training in economics and data science. Interest in economic history and the study of inequality is a plus. Applicants must have strong programming and quantitative skills. Excellent grades are required, including econometrics or statistics. Previous experience is desirable with empirical research or comparable private-sector work, with preference given to these and related skill sets: coding (especially Stata and Python), advanced econometrics, digitization of archival documents, working with large datasets, and writing research papers.

This is a one-year term position with the possibility of an additional year renewal. Anticpated start date of 8/2/2027; End date is dependent on start date, which may vary.

Note that this is a remote position, but the individual must be located and eligible to work in the US (please see https://www.nber.org/hiring-research-assistant for details with regard to the requirements). This position is not eligible for relocation.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include:

Independent data collection, cleaning and analysis with little to no supervision
Project management (organizing logistics of experiments & data collection)
Developing experiment designs and data collection tools independently
Admin support for academic programming of the Program for Research on Inequality
Survey implementation, organizing focus groups on your own
Running and editing interviews independently
Writing summaries of research, performing literature searches and reviews, and posting/retrieving information from the web

Qualifications:

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

BA/BS in Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or Statistics, or a related field.
Fluency with statistics, econometrics, and probability theory
Good programming skills in python and R -- experience participating in open source projects a big plus, especially experience with test-driven development

PREFERRED SKILLS

Experience with programs such as SAS, Matlab, and Python.
Experience with LaTex, Unix/Linux.
Master's degree is desirable but not required

Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's qualifications, work experience, education/training, key skills, market, collective bargaining agreements as applicable, and organizational considerations when extending an offer. The posted salary range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate for a full-time position; salaries for part-time positions are pro-rated accordingly.

If the salary range on the posted position shows an hourly rate, this is the baseline; the actual hourly rate may be higher, depending on the position and factors listed above.

The University also offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. Please see this link for more information.

Standard Weekly Hours: 36.25 Eligible for Overtime: No Benefits Eligible: Yes Essential Services Personnel (see policy for detail): No Estimated Appointment End Date: 8/1/2029 Comments Related to End Date: one year appt with option to renew for 2nd year Physical Capacity Exam Required: No Valid Driver's License Required: No Salary Range: $60,000 to $75,000

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