Research Assistant

University of California, Los Angeles; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent research university in Los Angeles is seeking a Research Assistant to support research projects in Finance and Economics. This role requires strong quantitative skills, proficiency in Stata or R, and a Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field. Responsibilities include literature reviews, data collection, econometric analysis, and managing deadlines. The position is primarily on-site with some limited remote work opportunities.

Qualifications

• Strong quantitative skills and proficiency in Stata, R, and/or Python required.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage competing deadlines and multiple assignments.

Responsibilities

• Conduct literature reviews of published papers.
• Collect or scrape data from webpages and other sources.
• Perform econometric analysis of data and solve quantitative models.
• Provide regular status updates.
• Exercise independent judgment and manage deadlines.

Skills

Quantitative skills

Proficiency in STATA or R

Oral and written communication

Ability to manage multiple assignments

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Statistics, Computer Science, or Applied Math

Job description

Overview

The Research Assistant will be working on research projects in Finance and Economics for UCLA Anderson faculty members Valentin Haddad and Tyler Muir. The research will be in a variety of fields within Financial Economics. Tasks will involve conducting literature reviews of published papers in various areas of economics, collecting or scraping data from webpages and other sources, performing econometric analysis of data, solving quantitative models, and providing regular status updates on the aforementioned tasks. The Research Assistant will exercise independent judgment, take initiative, and appropriately manage deadlines. Strong quantitative skills and proficiency in Stata, R, and/or Python are required, as is proficiency in oral and written English communication. A Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative subject such as Economics, Statistics, Computer Science, or Applied Math is preferred. Candidates with an intention to proceed to graduate study in Economics, Finance, or a related discipline are preferred. This position requires on-site presence and offers limited remote work opportunities.

Responsibilities

The Research Assistant will work on research projects in Finance and Economics for UCLA Anderson faculty members Valentin Haddad and Tyler Muir. The research will be in a variety of fields within Financial Economics. Tasks include:

• Conduct literature reviews of published papers in various areas of economics.
• Collect or scrape data from webpages and other sources.
• Perform econometric analysis of data and solve quantitative models.
• Provide regular status updates on tasks.
• Exercise independent judgment, take initiative, and manage deadlines.

Qualifications

• Strong quantitative skills, proficiency in STATA or R. (Required)
• Excellent oral and written English communication. (Required)
• Ability and willingness to work with competing deadlines, meet fixed deadlines, manage multiple assignments, and follow through tasks to completion. (Required)
• Excellent grades in quantitative coursework (e.g., computer science, math). (Required)
• Ability to work independently. (Required)
• Prior research assistant experience. (Preferred)
• Skilled in performing statistical analyses on large databases. (Preferred)
• Ability to prepare research protocols and manuscripts for publication. (Preferred)

Education, Licenses, Certifications & Personal Affiliations

• Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Economics, Statistics, Computer Science, or Applied Math is preferred and/or equivalent experience/training. (Required)

Special Conditions for Employment

• Background Check: Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation.
• Age Requirement: Candidate(s) must be 18 years or older to be eligible to be hired.

Schedule

Standard hours are from Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Union/Policy Covered

CX-Clerical & Allied Services

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