Graduate Student Research Assistant

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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS

The Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education is seeking a graduate student research assistant to support Dr. Schut's project to examine the effects of state policy change on Asian and Hispanic health at midlife. The RA will work directly with the study PI to clean, code, and analyze state-level health survey data in conjunction with state policy data.

The RA’s tasks will include the following:

• Read state legislation on immigrants/immigration
• Clean and compile state-level health survey data
• Assist in analyzing data and creating data visualizations of the analysis
• Conduct literature searches and drafting reviews
• Communicate regularly with the PI on progress and participate in regular team meetings

Required qualifications:

• Interest in gaining familiarity with social science and/or legal/legislative research
• Interest in social determinants of health

• General familiarity with Stata/R and Excel
• Excellent self-management skills
• Ability to work independently, meet deadlines, and stay organized with minimal day-to-day supervision
• Strong attention to detail and comfort with repetitive, careful data work
• Strong written and oral communication skills

Preferred qualifications:

• Prior research assistant experience involving data entry/management/analysis
• Experience with social science and/or legal/legislative research

BACKGROUND CHECKS/CLEARANCES

Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.

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