Research Associate - Center Retirement Research

Boston College • Newton, MA

3d • $58,000 - $65,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College is seeking a full time Research Associate. The Center was created through a grant from the Social Security Administration to promote research on retirement issues and transmit the findings to policy makers, the research community, and the public. The Research Associate will be directly involved in the various research activities at the Center. This involves contributing to research papers, producing descriptive statistics, drafting research summaries, helping prepare presentations and responding to informational queries. The Research Associate will work under the direction of the Center Director and the senior research staff. The Research Associate will also assist in the day-to-day assignments of student research assistants.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, preferably in Economics or Finance
• Exposure to retirement issues, labor economics, and/or health economics
• Well organized and detail oriented
• Strong research and analytical skills
• Strong writing and communication skills
• Experience working with micro data
• Some knowledge of econometrics and statistical packages, such as SAS or STATA

Nice To Haves

• Experience programming in Python and MATLAB

Responsibilities

• Contributing to research papers
• Producing descriptive statistics
• Drafting research summaries
• Helping prepare presentations
• Responding to informational queries
• Assisting in the day-to-day assignments of student research assistants

Benefits

• Tuition remission for Employees
• Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
• Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Low-Cost Life Insurance
• Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
• Paid Holidays Annually
• Generous Sick and Vacation Pay

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level