Student Research Assistant — Reproducibility Lab (R/Stata)

ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft; Hamburg, Kiel; Hybrid; USD 23,513 - 25,081; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Work from home

Job summary

ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics invites applications for two student assistants (with or without Bachelor) at Hamburg or Kiel for the JDA Replication Lab in the Digital Economics (C4) department. The position runs for one year with possible extension.

Working time is 30–40 hours per month, with hourly rates of 15.20 € for student assistants without Bachelor and 16.20 € for those with a Bachelor degree.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in a degree program at a German university.
• At least basic knowledge of programming in R or Stata, with an interest in acquiring further skills on the job.
• A careful and independent way of working.
• Good command of English.
• Good knowledge of mathematics, computer science, statistics, or empirical economic and social research.
• Interest in economic research or Open Science.

Responsibilities

• Check program codes of research papers that are published or submitted for publication in R or Stata.
• Documentation of feedback on the program code.
• Participation in a regular online discussion (every 1 to 2 weeks) with colleagues.

Skills

R/Stata programming

English proficiency

Independent working

Attention to detail

Education

Enrolled in a German university

Job description

ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics invites applications for two student assistants (with or without Bachelor) at Hamburg or Kiel for the JDA Replication Lab in the Digital Economics (C4) department. The position runs for one year with possible extension.

Working time is 30–40 hours per month, with hourly rates of 15.20 € for student assistants without Bachelor and 16.20 € for those with a Bachelor degree.