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Posted Job TitleResearch Specialist A, Center for Social Norms and Behavioral DynamicsJob Profile TitleResearch Specialist AJob Description SummaryThe Center for Social Norm and Behavioral Dynamics invites applicants for the position of Research Specialist. As the Research Specialist will be working exclusively with reams of data obtained from the “Examining Poverty’s Roots within US Communities” study, experience with data cleaning, analysis, and statistical programs (especially R and some knowledge of Stata is also helpful) is a must for a successful candidate to this position.Job Description
The Center for Social Norms and Behavioral Dynamics (Penn CSNBD), led by Dr. Cristina Bicchieri, is a major research center at the University of Pennsylvania, which aims to support positive behaviors on a global scale, across both informal and organizational settings. Penn CSNBD has undertaken a range of projects with different partner organizations around the world by leveraging our expertise in measuring behavior, analyzing behavioral data, and identifying systematic behavioral drivers. Our research interests here are broad and are constantly evolving. Interested applicants should be prepared for (and look forward to) a rich and dynamic research experience.
Job Responsibilities/Duties:
Responsibilities for a new Research Specialist would include (but are not limited to) data cleaning, wrangling, and analysis. Additionally, the research special will be tasked with reporting statistical results in writing, with data visualization, and in tables. The research specialist will help prepare written outputs such as academic manuscripts as well as slides and/or other presentation materials for lectures, conference presentations and talks.
The Research Specialists will take charge in coordination of meetings, important dates, timelines, reports and upcoming conference preparations for the Post-docs, PIs and other research staff. They will also be in charge of the website design and build-out to showcase the research products of the grant study.
This is a 1-year appointment renewable, depending on grant funding.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree and 0 to 1 year of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required. B.S. or B.A. (especially statistics, data science, economics, engineering, computer science preferred).
Data management, cleaning, and analysis skills (understanding data structures and types, cleaning, wrangling/reshaping, merging, working with missing data, and regression and other statistical analysis skills)
Experience working in R, STATA or Python (Strong preference for R and a preference for STATA).
Strong written and analytical skills
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Preferred:
Master’s degree
Website design and implementation
Experience as a research assistant or similar in academic setting
Job Location – City, StatePhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaDepartment / SchoolSchool of Arts and SciencesPay Range$36,368.00 – $45,000.00 Annual RateSalary offers are made based on the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and education as they directly relate to the requirements of the position, as well as internal and market factors and grade profile. Affirmative Action Statement
Penn adheres to a policy that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected class.Special Requirements
Background check required after a conditional job offer is made. Consideration of the background check will be tailored to the requirements of the job.University Benefits
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