Part-Time Graduate Student Research Assistant

Location: Penn State University Park, United States of America

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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

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