Junior/Assistant Specialist - Economic Development Research

University of California, Berkeley; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,700; Full time

Job summary

University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, CA invites applications for the Junior Specialist or Assistant Specialist position in the Haas School of Business's Institute for Business and Social Impact (IBSI). The role supports research in economic development, labor economics, and health economics using advanced econometric methods and machine learning.

Eligible candidates hold a Bachelor's degree or equivalent and may pursue a two-year appointment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent international degree at start of application.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent international degree at start of appointment.

Responsibilities

• Research Design & Analysis: assist in econometric analyses and causal inference.
• Data Collection & Field Operations: support field experiments, survey development, and data collection.
• Data Management & Programming: write code to manipulate large datasets and maintain data infrastructure.
• Quality Assurance & Documentation: clean data, resolve data/code issues, document procedures.
• Research Communication: prepare materials and publication-ready tables/graphs.
• Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing: work with faculty, researchers, and collaborators.

Skills

Econometrics

Causal inference

Data analysis

Machine learning

Collaborative research

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

R

Python

Java

Job description

University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, CA invites applications for the Junior Specialist or Assistant Specialist position in the Haas School of Business's Institute for Business and Social Impact (IBSI). The role supports research in economic development, labor economics, and health economics using advanced econometric methods and machine learning.

Eligible candidates hold a Bachelor's degree or equivalent and may pursue a two-year appointment.