Technical Associate 1/ Research Assisstant
About The Position
TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE 1/ RESEARCH ASSISTANT , MIT Sloan Initiative on the Digital Econ , to provide research assistance in the following areas: Technology Adoption, the identification of adoption bottlenecks, such as, workforce skills, firm size, and other factors and understanding the market forces and technological factors that (dis-)incentivize AI/technology adoption; and Performance and competitive effects of AI/technology, studying the impact of AI/technology adoption on firm performance/productivity, understanding the effects of AI/technology adoption on reallocation processes/business dynamism, the impact of AI/technology on performance differences between firms, the relationship between AI/technology adoption and market power in output and input markets. Will spend significant time in preparing and analyzing firm- and firm-worker-level data to study the above topics. A full job description is available at https://web.mit.edu/sloan-hr/jobs/TechnicalAssociateIResearchAssistant.pdf
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in economics or related field
- a minimum of two years of specialized experience with qualitative data analysis and research methods (which may include experience gained as an undergraduate)
- strong data analysis skills and background in statistics / econometrics
- experience in working with firm or firm-worker-level datasets
- proficiency in statistical software (Stata, R, Python)
- solid English communication skills (verbal and written)
- desire and skill (e.g. organizational abilities) to work in teams
- interest in working in an interdisciplinary lab with computer scientists and engineers
Nice To Haves
- 3-year US residency due to residential requirements for accessing US census micro data
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
