Princeton University

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The School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University has an opening for a research specialist to assist the Director of the Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance, Helen Milner, in conducting research on the political economy of international economic policy, globalization, development, and technological change. They will research various topics as assigned by faculty. They will locate and compile statistical data, edit data for accuracy and completeness, run statistical analyses, collect and review academic literatures, maintain faculty websites, proofread research, replicate statistical analyses, and perform other assigned duties.

The candidate should be well organized, flexible, attentive to detail, and able to respond to deadlines in a timely fashion. Knowledge about and interest in the topics are also important since the position requires reading studies, gathering information and data, analyzing them, and then providing summaries.

This position is a term appointment of one year, renewable multiple years.

Qualifications: Minimum required is a Master's degree in a social science discipline (Economics, Political Science, etc.). Doctorate in social science preferred. Requires advanced knowledge of statistics, quantitative methods, specialized computer skills, such as experience using specialized software (e.g., Stata) and programming languages (e.g., R, Python).

Detailed job description and application at: https://main-princeton.icims.com/jobs/16532/research-specialist-ii/job?hub=15