Department
 

SSD: Economics - Staff and Temporary Employees

About the Department
 

For over a century, the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics has been recognized as one of the world's leading centers for economic research and education. The Department's faculty have received numerous awards, including more Nobel Prize laureates and John Bates Clark medalists in economics than any other university. Among our faculty are many members of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Econometric Society.

Job Summary
 

The Research Specialist (RS) will report directly to Professor John List and be part of his research team, which consists of Postdoctoral Scholars, Research Professionals, Research Specialists, and Assistants. The RS will collaborate on projects in the area of behavior and experimental economics. The goal is to expand UChicago’s leadership in the growing field of experimental economics. With creative experiments, the researchers are exploring a wide range of key social and policy issues.
The Research Specialist’s responsibilities will span all stages of research including collaboration with the Becker Friedman Institute research staff on domestic and international projects, specifically related to government policies in Saudi Arabia.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates on new and ongoing research projects, with main focus on (but not limited to) the implementation and empirical analysis of field experiments to study governmental economic policies. Specifically, the Research Specialist will be involved in advanced empirical work in the areas of energy, charitable giving, education, labor economics, discrimination, behavioral economics and other topics within applied microeconomics.

• Develops, designs, conducts and supports research projects.

• Collects, manipulates, and analyzes experimental datasets.

• Contributes to writing, proofreading, and fact-checking papers and presentations.

• Modifies existing codes to provide robustness of test results.

• Ensures compliance with institutional, state and federal regulatory policies, procedures, directives and mandates.

• Maintains technical and administrative support for a research project.

• Installs, sets up and performs experiments; interacting with students and other laboratory staff under the direction of the principal investigator.

• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications
 

Education:

Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.

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Work Experience:

Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through < 2 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

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Certifications:

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Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in economics, public policy, or a related field by the start date.

Experience:

• A minimum of two years of relevant research experience with proven analytical and quantitative skills.

• Research experience on international projects including Saudi Arabia.

Technical Skills or Knowledge:

• Statistical analysis package such as Stata ( strongly preferred), R or Python.

Preferred Competencies

• The ideal candidate will be a self-starter who thrives working both independently, with minimal supervision, and as a part of small research teams, juggling multiple projects concurrently.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce clear and compelling written materials geared towards technical and non-technical audiences.

• Ability to prioritize effectively to meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced working environment.

• Excellent organizational skills and high attention to detail.

• Strong interest in development economics.

Application Documents

• Resume/CV (required)

• Cover Letter (preferred)

• References (3)(preferred)

When applying, the document(s) MUST  be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.

Job Family
 

Research

Role Impact
 

Individual Contributor

FLSA Status
 

Exempt

Pay Frequency
 

Monthly

Scheduled Weekly Hours
 

37.5

Benefits Eligible
 

Yes

Drug Test Required
 

No

Health Screen Required
 

No

Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required
 

No

Posting Statement
 

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