LCC members can apply to use the services of a 20-hour per week graduate research assistant for a short period of time (typically up to 4 weeks). Priority is given to projects that (a) have a life course or population studies focus, broadly construed; (b) can quickly result in a publication and/or grant proposal; (c) can clearly benefit from short-term research assistance; and (d) do not already have external funding. Preference will be given to junior faculty. This is a free service.
To apply for this service, please complete this form and include the following information:
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Your name and departmental affiliation
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Details about your project: A title and a short (~2 paragraph) description of the overall project's goals and activities
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Describe the relevance or alignment of the project with the LCC research themes
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Information about the product that will result (e.g., a publication, a grant proposal, a conference presentation) and when that product will be produced
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A statement about current external funding support for the project
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A description of the specific activities the research assistant would do and (if not obvious) how they fit into the overall project
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The number of weeks the research assistant's services would be needed (at 20 hours per week) and a proposed starting date
Questions? Contact us at [email protected].
Beginning Fall 2023 short-term RA is Applied Economics PhD student Jiuchen Deng.
Jiuchen's Skills and Experiences:
Skills:
Stata, R, QGIS, Matlab, Excel, and LaTex
Experience:
Statistics (causal inference, micro-econometrics, research design, and data visualization)
Structural estimation (discrete choice models and the technology of human capital formation)
QGIS (shapefiles, visualization, buffer construction, and distance matrix)
Coursework:
Econometric Analysis, Microeconomic Theory, Labor Economics, Development Economics, and Industrial Organization
To learn more about his research skills and experience, please visit his webpage