Northwestern University · 21 hours ago
Research Analyst 1
Evanston, IL
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$58K/yr - $58K/yrNorthwestern University is hiring several full-time Research Analysts for the Global Poverty Research Lab (GPRL) to support applied research projects. The role involves managing and analyzing data, contributing to research design, and collaborating with faculty and students in a lab environment.
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Responsibilities
Manage, clean, and analyze data from surveys, administrative sources, and experiments
Support the design and implementation of randomized controlled trials and methodological studies
Contribute to meta-analyses and evidence synthesis projects
Assist with project management, documentation, and coordination with external partners
Participate in research meetings and collaborate with faculty, students, and research staff
Cleaning survey or administrative datasets and preparing them for analysis
Conducting analysis using advanced statistical and econometric tools and seeking out the resources to learn new analytical techniques as needed
Assisting research manager with project development and dissemination tasks such as:
Planning and executing project scoping activities, including procuring publicly available data and communicating with potential research collaborators
Developing analysis plans that detail the statistical and analytical techniques to be used to answer the study’s research questions
Submitting applications and modifications to the Institutional Review Board
Cultivating a relationship with implementing partners, including extensive non-technical communication about study design
Supporting research design tasks like power calculations, sampling, and randomization
Assisting in writing grant proposals and reports
Supporting the development of presentations to communicate study results to academic and lay audiences
Presenting analysis to investigators, including communicating proactively and setting meeting agendas to facilitate productive discussions. Incorporating feedback into subsequent analysis
Conducting literature reviews for analysis plans, working papers, and grant proposals, using an organized approach that takes account of results, analytical methods, and intervention design
Supporting data collection and process monitoring by:
Supporting questionnaire design through reviews of similar surveys;Programming survey instruments in SurveyCTO or Qualtrics
Running high-frequency data quality checks and communicating findings to aid conversations with partners
Working with implementing/research partners to monitor their programs, including developing monitoring tools
Preparing tables and figures with empirical results for publication, along with data replication packages. Assisting with paper revisions for peer-reviewed journal submissions
Contributing to Lab-management activities such as:
Participating in lab interviews for other Research Analysts, including reviewing completed coding tests performed by prospective candidates
Mentoring new analysts and leading training sessions during onboarding on topics like Advanced Stata and Project Management
Supporting logistics at Lab-hosted events
Participating on teams that produce research resources for the Lab
Supervise undergraduate research analysts as needed, including mentoring, managing workload, allocating tasks, and proactively communicating expectations
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in economics or another quantitative major
Strong programming skills in Stata and/or R combined with the willingness to learn other statistical software
Strong quantitative skills (coursework in econometrics and statistics)
Familiarity with randomized controlled trials
Excellent organizations skills
Fluency and excellent communication skills in English
Ability to seek resources and self-teach new statistical, analytical, and programming techniques
Flexible, self-motivating, able to manage multiple tasks efficiently
Preferred
An enthusiasm for empirical research
Experiences living or working in a developing country
Experience with reproducible research workflows, version control (GitHub), and modern documentation tools (Quarto, R Markdown)
Familiarity with meta-analytic methods or systematic review approaches
Demonstrated ability to build data quality assurance systems and manage collaborative data projects
Experience using advanced data infrastructure such as relational databases, API connections, and cloud computing
Familiarity working with a variety of machine learning models
Familiarity with other statistical, visualization or digital data collection software like ArcGIS/Python/SurveyCTO is a strong plus
Benefits
Meaningful, competitive, high-quality health care plans
Retirement benefits
Tuition discounts
Comprehensive programs and services to help you and your family navigate life’s challenges and opportunities
Flexible work arrangements where possible
Programs to help you locate and pay for quality, affordable childcare and senior/adult care
Employee career development in all circumstances whether your workspace is on campus or at home
Variety of tools and resources for developing professional potential or continuing formal education
Company
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research and teaching university that offers academic programs across various fields of study. It is a sub-organization of Northwestern Athletics.
Founded in 1851
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$98.02MKey Investors
National Peanut BoardAdvanced Research Projects Agency for HealthGRAMMY Museum
2024-10-30Grant
2024-10-04Grant· $34M
2023-11-28Grant· $0.02M
Leadership Team
Diego Klabjan
Professor
Henry Bienen
Interim President
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