Pre-Doctoral Research Specialist
About The Position
The University of Pennsylvania is seeking a pre-doctoral researcher to collaborate with Professor Corinne Low on projects focused on workplace access and participation in both the US and developing countries. These projects have included measuring hiring bias, examining changes in women's labor force participation, studying household production division, and modeling the impact of assisted reproduction technology on careers. The successful candidate will join Wharton’s Department of Business Economics and Public Policy (BEPP) as part of a predoctoral research fellow cohort, benefiting from opportunities for personal and professional development, including learning new technical skills, attending seminars, and taking courses. There is potential for predoc RAs to become co-authors of academic papers.
Requirements
- BA/BS in Economics, Statistics, Data Science, or a related quantitative discipline
- Ability to process and analyze large data sets and write reports
- Self-directed, intrinsically motivated, capacity to manage work independently and organize workflows across multiple projects
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience as a research analyst or conducting independent research using statistical software such as STATA or R is preferred
Responsibilities
- Performing a variety of statistical and econometric analyses
- Cleaning and analyzing data
- Writing research reports
- Conducting background research and literature reviews
- Identifying and obtaining secondary data
- Coding survey questionnaires
- Managing field activities
- Creating research briefs or materials to support public communication about research findings
Benefits
- Excellent healthcare
- Tuition benefits for employees and their families
- Generous retirement benefits
- Wide variety of professional development opportunities
- Supportive work and family benefits
- Wealth of health and wellness programs and resources
- Comprehensive medical, prescription, behavioral health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits
- Flexible spending accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars
- Tuition assistance for employee, spouse, and dependent children at Penn, and tuition assistance for dependent children at other institutions
- Generous retirement plans (Basic, Matching, and Supplemental) with pre-tax or Roth basis options through TIAA and Vanguard
- Substantial amount of time away from work
- Long-Term Care Insurance
- Wellness and Work-life Resources
- Professional and Personal Development resources
- Access to a wide range of University resources, cultural and recreational activities
- Discounts and Special Services
- Flexible Work Hours
- Penn Home Ownership Services
- Adoption Assistance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
