CURI Academic Year Student Researcher - Binder
About The Position
Students work together with a faculty member on scholarly or artistic projects. Project Title: What level of affluence can the Earth sustain? Project Description: This project builds on previously published research that originated as a CURI project. We aim to create a highly generalized model of a global economy in a long-run steady state. The core premise is to utilize a neo-classical, general equilibrium modeling framework, modified to reflect absolute scarcities and fundamental technological limits in the spirit of the ecological-economic approach. The model will enable us to assess trade-offs in per-capita economic well-being versus population at different levels of technology and, alternatively, to assess the economic impact of changes in technology or climate, holding population constant. Our core, underlying question is: "How 'big' can the economy get, sustainably?" Ideal student collaborators will have: avid interest in the intersection of economics and environmental studies; the willingness and ability to work both collaboratively and independently at different times; demonstrated analytic and computational skills (experience with Python, R, or Matlab is a plus); a desire to engage in various aspects of the research process, from literature review to data management, from coding to writing; and the patience and curiosity to learn new research methods (including those utilizing AI) from and with their research mentor.
Requirements
- Candidates should have taken ECON 121 and ECON 260.
- A student interested in applying for the CURI academic year program must be enrolled as an on-campus St. Olaf student.
- If you don’t have a work award and select, No, to the application questions your application will be automatically rejected by the system.
- If you apply and are rejected please contact Erin Eltonga to resolve this for you.
Nice To Haves
- Candidates with previous experience on a collaborative research project with faculty are preferred.
Responsibilities
- Each project has its own timing (number of hours per week and number of weeks), as determined by the individual faculty mentor.
- See the CURI Digital Olaf database for individual project descriptions and details.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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