Junior Fellow/Research Assistant in Higher Ed Finance (JFI)

Jain Family Institute; New York (NY); Remote; USD 13,000 - 15,000; Part time

Job summary

Jain Family Institute is seeking a Junior Fellow/Research Assistant to work with Senior Fellow Marshall Steinbaum on empirical research related to higher education finance, student debt, and labor market power. The role is fully remote and part-time, with weekly check-ins and ongoing consultation.

The position suits a current PhD student or pre-doc seeking flexible work. Proficiency with Stata and R is required; SQL familiarity is a plus.

Qualifications

• Proficiency with Stata and R required.
• Familiarity with SQL preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct original empirical research using large economics datasets under supervision.
• Perform data analysis and prepare results for publication, reports, and policy visualizations.

Skills

Stata

R

SQL

Tools

SQL

Job description

Junior Fellow/Research Assistant in Higher Ed Finance (JFI)

JFI is seeking a Junior Fellow/Research Assistant to work with Senior Fellow Marshall Steinbaum on original empirical research related to higher education finance, student debt, and labor market power.

This role will be a fully remote, part-time position consisting of original empirical research using a variety of large economics-related datasets. The job will be to undertake data analysis directed by and in ongoing consultation with Marshall Steinbaum, including regular email contact and at-least-weekly check-ins. The work would be anticipated to support publication in academic journals, reports, and policy analysis/data visualizations to inform academics, the press, policymakers and their staff, and the public. The position would be ideal for a current PhD student or pre-doc looking for part-time employment. Proficiency with Stata and R is required. Familiarity with SQL is preferred.

The fellowship carries a monthly stipend of $1250.00 for approximately 10-15 hours of work per week.

• Sample of past original empirical research.