Remote Market Research Assistant (Part-Time)

The Pennsylvania State University; Ferguson Township (PA); Remote; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Part time

Job summary

The Pennsylvania State University is seeking a strong market research part-time employee to support OSVPR units with 10-20 hours per week, assisting with market research, sector analysis, ROI and risk assessments, and development of baseline data for analytics strategies.

The role requires familiarity with open source data collection, Microsoft Office, and Penn State data platforms, and the ability to distill findings into concise reports for university administration.

Qualifications

• Understanding of market research and open source data collection and analysis using standard digital platforms.
• Proficiency with the Microsoft suite and Penn State data platforms.
• Background in market research, business analytics, SWOT analyses or related field.

Responsibilities

• conduct market research and industry sector analysis
• perform ROI and risk analysis
• identify key data sources and collect/analyze data for trends
• determine alignment with university strategies
• distill findings into concise written reports for administration
• summarize and present baselines to support analytics strategies

Skills

Market research

Data analysis

SWOT analysis

Open data collection

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Data platforms

Job description

The Pennsylvania State University is seeking a strong market research part-time employee to support OSVPR units with 10-20 hours per week, assisting with market research, sector analysis, ROI and risk assessments, and development of baseline data for analytics strategies.

The role requires familiarity with open source data collection, Microsoft Office, and Penn State data platforms, and the ability to distill findings into concise reports for university administration.