Pre-Doctoral Research Data Specialist — Urban Economics

Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins University is seeking a full-time Pre-Doctoral Research Data Specialist to join Nathaniel Baum-Snow's research team. This role is focused on urban and real estate economics and offers training in data-intensive research methods.

Ideal candidates will have substantial coursework in economics and a strong quantitative background. Responsibilities include managing and analyzing complex datasets using tools like Stata and Python, with opportunities for further education and research seminars.

Qualifications

• Strong quantitative background and programming skills.
• Experience with coding in Python, R, or Stata.
• Interest in urban and real estate economics.

Responsibilities

• Assist with building datasets and data cleaning.
• Produce publication-quality tables and graphs.
• Perform statistical calculations and prepare reports.
• Support analyses on large datasets.
• Document analyses using statistical software.

Skills

Data analysis

Programming in Python

Statistical software (Stata, R)

Spatial data manipulation

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Associate's Degree

Tools

Stata

R

QGIS

Python

Job description

Johns Hopkins University is seeking a full-time Pre-Doctoral Research Data Specialist to join Nathaniel Baum-Snow's research team. This role is focused on urban and real estate economics and offers training in data-intensive research methods.

Ideal candidates will have substantial coursework in economics and a strong quantitative background. Responsibilities include managing and analyzing complex datasets using tools like Stata and Python, with opportunities for further education and research seminars.