Principal Researcher

University of Chicago•Chicago, IL

12d•$75,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business is the second-oldest business school in the U.S. and second to none when it comes to influencing business education and business practices. Since 1898, the school has produced ideas and leaders that shape the world of business. Their rigorous, discipline-based approach to business education transforms students into confident, effective, respected business leaders prepared to face the toughest challenges. Chicago Booth has the finest set of facilities of any business school in the world. Each of the four campuses (two in Chicago, one in London, and one in Hong Kong) reflects the architectural traditions of its environs while offering a state-of-the-art learning environment. Chicago Booth is proud to claim: -an unmatched faculty. -degree and open enrollment programs offered on three continents. -a global body of nearly 56,000 accomplished alumni. -strong and growing corporate relationships that provide a wealth of lifelong career opportunities. As part of the world-renowned University of Chicago, Chicago Booth shares the University's core values that shape the distinctive intellectual culture. At Booth, they constantly question and test ideas, and seek proof. This extraordinarily effective approach to business leads to new ideas and innovative solutions. Seven of the Booth faculty members have won Nobel Prizes for these ideas - the first business school to achieve this accomplishment. For more information about the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, please visit: http://www.chicagobooth.edu/. The Principal Researcher provides a supportive research environment to a highly qualified recent PhD. The Principal Researcher collaborates with Professor Emma Levine to enable Dr. Levine’s research under their direction. The PR is expected to be a major collaborator on interdisciplinary projects related to trust and ethics, particularly those focused on examining sources of distrust versus trust, in U.S. institutions, and how professionals can restore trust through communication and ethical decision-making. This position is expected to last one year with the possibility of a second year.

Requirements

Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 5-7 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

Nice To Haves

ABD status by start date.
PhD by start date in a field relevant to the research being conducted, such as psychology, organizational behavior, computational social science, or sociology.
PhD after one year of employment.
Conducting field, computer, web-based, and interpersonal interaction-based experiments.
Proficiency in Stata, R, or SPSS.
Outstanding verbal, written, presentation, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

Conducts collaborative research with faculty to be presented at academic forums and published in peer-reviewed academic journals.
Develops experiments, collects data and conducts statistical analysis.
Conducts literature reviews and perform research.
Uses subject matter and best practices knowledge to perform lab and/or research-related duties and tasks.
Work independently to assist with project design.
Guides data collection, evaluation and analysis.
Designs and manages databases.
Writes reports, articles and manuscripts.
Performs other related work as needed.

Benefits

The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off.
Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits Guidebook .

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