Harvard Business School (HBS) seeks Research Associates to support faculty members in various research methodologies, including experimental design, analysis, coding, IRB, and data analysis for topics ranging from digital reskilling to marketing research in consumer behavior.
Requirements
- Statistical/programming experience and/or applied experience with Python, STATA, R, or MATLAB are required.
- Behavioral predoctoral roles require familiarity with qualitative coding and research methods, including tools like Qualtrics and MTurk.
- Methodological interests in econometrics, statistics, machine learning, industrial organization, productivity, and economic theory are preferred.
- Strong interest or prior experience leveraging AI.
Responsibilities
- For quantitative roles, Predocs will manage and manipulate data using requested packages, such as STATA, Python, R, or MATLAB.
- For behavioral roles, Predocs will manage and manipulate data using qualitative research tools, such as Qualtrics and MTurk.
- They will also manage IRB submissions.
- Collect, clean, synthesize, and analyze data.
- Produce statistical models.
- Provide analysis of data exhibits for academic journal articles.
- Provide statistical analysis and design for reports and presentations.
Other
- Build trust and collaboration by being present on-site and engaging directly with colleagues and various constituents.
- Develop and maintain expertise in new research methodologies and techniques.
- Balance project requests from multiple faculty members, using strong communication and prioritization skills.
- Must be able to structure assignments and keep faculty member informed as necessary, using own judgment.
- Independently manage all timelines and deliverables.
- Exercise independent decision making with regard to progression of research project and methodologies.
- Bachelor’s degree in economics, mathematics, quantitative sciences, or business-related field with a GPA of 3.5 or higher is required.
- Evidence of outstanding academic achievement.
- Indication of independent research experience and/or applied experience.
- Must be able to take complex research ideas, concepts, and methodologies and apply them to new projects and situations.
- Ability to use own judgement, structure assignments, and keep faculty members informed are a must.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, organization, research, analytical, writing, and editing skills are required.
- Proven ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and to adapt to changes in priorities; ability to work calmly under deadline pressure, work both independently and as a team member, take initiative; and follow projects through to completion.
- This is a hybrid position which we consider to be a combination of remote and onsite work at our Boston, MA based campus.
- A cover letter is required to be considered for this opportunity.
- All candidates will be expected to submit a writing sample and transcript.
