Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. UC San Diego is a prestigious institution seeking a Research Assistant to support various research projects in economics. The role involves data analysis, project support, and acquiring professional skills in research data analysis.
Responsibilities
- Under the supervision of PIs, the research assistant will contribute to various on-going research projects in development economics, political economy, and economic history
- The RA will support research projects through tasks such as data analysis, creation of tables and figures, construction of data and data cleaning, and literature reviews
- Under direct supervision, acquires skills and knowledge of professional concepts in research data analysis
- Works on small projects or segments of projects with limited scope and complexity
Skills
- Acquiring knowledge of research function
- Acquiring ability to perform research analysis duties
- Must be detail-oriented with programming experience in Stata and/or R
- Acquiring statistical analysis, systems programming, and database design skills to perform research analysis duties
- Ability to effectively manage time and see assigned parts of projects through to completion on deadline
- Proven ability to juggle multiple related projects in parallel with concurrent and staggered deadlines
- Basic consultation and communication skills
- Ability to perform standard, repetitive tasks at a computer
- Basic knowledge of various computer platforms with experience using Mac or PC
- Willingness and ability to learn new computer programs and tools as needed
- Experience with computer/word processing skills, with experience on Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, spreadsheet and database software such as JMP, R, and SPSS and citations databases in Endnote
- Experience in performing statistical analyses of categorical and qualitative data
- Willingness and demonstrated ability to embrace and consistently uphold the principles of community for a collaborative work environment
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to foster a good working relationship with a wide variety of people, including staff, faculty, and students, using tact, diplomacy, confidentiality and flexibility
- Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree or equivalent in economics or a related field
Company Overview
UC San Diego Extension is an online research university for community leaders and professionals. It was founded in 1966, and is headquartered in La Jolla, California, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://extension.ucsd.edu/.Company H1B Sponsorship
UC San Diego has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 308 in 2025, 261 in 2024, 232 in 2023, 223 in 2022, 131 in 2021, 105 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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