Research Data Analyst 3 - San Diego, United States - UC San Diego

UC San Diego

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San Diego, United States

3 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

Payroll Title:

RSCH DATA ANL 3
Department:
ECONOMICS
Hiring Pay Scale

- $82,500 - $117,000/Year

Worksite:
Remote
Appointment Type:
Contract
Appointment Percent:
100%
Union:
Uncovered
Total Openings:
1
Work Schedule:

#129913 Research Data Analyst 3:
Filing Deadline: Mon 6/3/2024**
UC San Diego values equity, diversity, and inclusion.
If you are interested in being part of our team, possess the needed licensure and certifications, and feel that you have most of the qualifications and/or transferable skills for a job opening, we strongly encourage you to apply.

_This is a 100% Contract position for one year. This appointment may be extended or converted to career status based on the needs of the department._

DESCRIPTION:

As part of an elite public university, UC San Diego's Economics Department serves over 2300 majors and is consistently ranked in the global top 15.

We graduate around 700 undergraduate students each year, with students coming from a wide variety of diverse backgrounds. Our PhD students are hired into some of the top academic and industry positions in the world.

Our 44 faculty perform cutting edge research in every major subfield of economics, and have won several national and global distinctions and awards.

Uses skills as a seasoned, experienced research professional with a full understanding of in-depth statistical analyses and / or research software programming techniques.

Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.

Specific areas of focus will be aimed at digitizing and quantifying various economic, political, social, and cultural aspects of indigenous societies in Africa.

Incumbent will be responsible for reading ethnographies and anthropological accounts of pre-colonial societies, building data sets from these qualitative accounts, developing text parsing tools to extract information about individual ethnic groups from long-form texts, and using geographic software to map and visualize data.

Incumbent will undertake empirical analyses working both quantitatively and qualitatively with aspects of societies and economic development.

Incumbent will oversee the day-to-day project management, collaborating with faculty members from other Universities in, but not limited to, the design and execution of empirical tests, and will be involved in all parts of the research, from data digitization to database management to mapping and visualization to model estimation to data analysis (using R and STATA) which involves writing code, understanding and interpreting the output, to the writing of estimation results.

This position also involves academic writing and editing (e.g., data documentation, grant proposals, and portions of journal articles), preparing information for presentation and publication.

Please note this is a remote position.

_UC San Diego policy will not allow this position to receive work visa sponsorship._

QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience in economics research papers and research assistant (RA) work.
Experience with econometric techniques.
Knowledge of OLS, Logit, and IV estimators.
Knowledge of causal inference and methods to estimate standard errors; namely clustering, randomization inference, and Conley standard errors.
Knowledge of LaTeX and Beamer.
Proficiency in programming in Stata, R, and geographic software (e.g. ArcGIS).
Thorough knowledge of research function.
Thorough skills associated with statistical analysis and systems programming.
Thorough skills in analysis and consultation.
Skills to communicate complex information in a clear and concise manner both verbally and in writing.
Skills in project management.
Research skills at a level to evaluate alternate solutions and develop recommendations.

PREFERRED:

Fluency in French.
Knowledge of Python.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS:

Job offer is contingent on clear Background Check.
Pay Transparency Act_

Annual Full Pay Range:
$82,500 - $151,500 (will be prorated if the appointment percentage is less than 100%)

Hourly Equivalent:
$ $72.56

Factors in determining the appropriate compensation for a role include experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

The Hiring Pay Scale referenced in the job posting is the budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position.

The Annual Full Pay Range may be broader than what the University anticipates to pay for this position, based on internal equity, budget, and collective bargaining agreements (when applicable).

If employed by the University of California, you will be required to comply with our Policy on Vaccination Programs, which may be amended or revised from time to time. Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.
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