Part-Time Research Assistant — Empirical Economics Data

Aalto; Espoo; Hybrid; EUR 27,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Research experience

Mentoring and coaching

Learning and development

Potential for Master thesis/PhD

Job summary

Aalto University School of Business is seeking a part-time Research Assistant in Espoo (Otaniemi) to assist in building a dataset on custody decisions from Finnish district courts. The role involves coordinating data collection and extracting information from court documents.

Ideal candidates are enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s program with strong Finnish and English, excellent organizational skills, and a proactive, independent approach.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s degree programme.
• Excellent Finnish and English language skills, both written and spoken.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Interest in empirical research in economics or related social sciences.
• Ability to work proactively and independently with data collection tasks.

Responsibilities

• Help build a unique research dataset by collecting information on custody decisions from Finnish district courts.
• Contact courts and coordinate data collection arrangements.
• Systematically extract and record information from court documents.

Skills

Finnish language

English language

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Data processing

Data analysis

Empirical research

Independent mindset

Education

Bachelor/Master studies

Job description

Aalto University School of Business is seeking a part-time Research Assistant in Espoo (Otaniemi) to assist in building a dataset on custody decisions from Finnish district courts. The role involves coordinating data collection and extracting information from court documents.

Ideal candidates are enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s program with strong Finnish and English, excellent organizational skills, and a proactive, independent approach.