Research Assistant Intern

Universities of Wisconsin•Stevens Point, WI

156d

About The Position

POSITION DESCRIPTION Research Assistant Intern Center for Business and Economic Insight UWSP School of Business and Economics Accountability: Reports to the Director of the Center for Business and Economic Insight and provide broad support for the Center’s activities including the creation of reports and organization of public presentations. Scope of Responsibility: The Research Assistant Intern is responsible for collecting data, making tables, and helping construct the bi-annual reports for the Center for Business and Economic Insight. The Research Assistant is also involved in the marketing, organization, and execution of the two corresponding bi-annual breakfast presentations.

Requirements

Requires a solid understanding of Excel and ability to format tables and record data.
Strong understanding of PowerPoint and ability to format PowerPoint presentations.
Excellent word processing skills using Windows Word.
Requires strong organizational skills and can reliably complete tasks on a timely basis.
Requires excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills in interacting with CBEI chief analyst, CBEI publication designer, special report authors, and vendors.
Must be a good team player and be willing and able to mentor and train new research assistants in their second year.
Must be creative and innovative and willing to contribute new ideas that improve the quality of work performed at the CBEI, especially in the second year.

Responsibilities

Creates a “calendar of tasks” in first week of the semester that lists the tasks and their timing for the semester.
Updates release date schedules for different economic indicators.
Maintains consistent work schedule based on above.
Collects economic indicator data and organizes the data in tables using Excel.
Responsible for formatting PowerPoint presentations for breakfast meetings.
Updates and maintains the bulletin board outside the office with the latest blogs, reports, and columns from the CBEI.
Proofread reports, articles, and blogs to check for errors before publication.
Works closely with the publication designer on cover and formatting ideas for upcoming publications.
Works with breakfast meeting sites, United Mailing Service, and Printing & Design in organizing events and publications and marketing.
Mentors and trains new research assistants in second year
Create and implement new ideas that improve the CBEI