{"628138":{"#nid":"628138","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Pre-Doctoral Research Fellowships","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThere are two available positions:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJob Summary - Public Behavioral Research Fellow\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a Behavioral Research Fellow, you will collaborate with faculty and PhD students at the Kellogg School of Management to work on experimental behavioral research projects. Your contributions to these research projects might span all aspects of the research life cycle: experimental development, subject recruitment, experimental deployment, and data analysis. Experiments might take place in either a laboratory or an online setting.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EApplicants should have an interest in applying for a Ph.D. program in one of the social sciences and pursuing an academic research career. The ideal candidate will have: (i) a strong interest in social psychology or a similar discipline; (ii) experience working with the methodologies and software tools commonly used in psychology experiments; (iii) past experience with research, either as a research assistant or from doing independent research of one\u0026rsquo;s own.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYour research duties will vary, but they might include: reviewing literature, drafting\/modifying IRB protocols, designing experiments, programming surveys or other web-based experiments, testing experiments prior to deployment, scheduling and running experiments, analyzing experimental results, and\/or editing manuscripts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESuccessful candidates will have completed at least bachelor\u0026rsquo;s degree by the employment start date. If selected, you will be offered a one-year appointment, with the ability to renew for one year based on performance.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYour application should include a cover letter briefly describing your career or academic goals, and you most recent college transcripts uploaded as a single document, and you most recent college transcripts uploaded as a single document.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJob Responsibilities\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ECreate or modify IRB protocols.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ESchedules studies and recruits subjects for studies.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ESet up the laboratory environment for experimental session, monitor session progress, and debrief participants as needed.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EManage consent and compensation documentation for participants.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ECollaborate with faculty, PhD students, and Research Support staff to understand the experimental conditions, sampling, and measurements necessary for each research project.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAs necessary, assist researchers with experimental design and pre-testing.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EProgram computer-based experiments using tools such as DirectRT, Qualtrics, etc.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EPerform statistical analyses on the experimental data, and produce tables, figures, or other similar research outputs.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EMight assist in drafting or revising sections of manuscripts.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EOther duties as assigned.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERequired Qualifications and Competencies\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ECompletion of a Bachelor\u0026rsquo;s degree or higher at an accredited college or university.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EKnowledge of human subjects research methods;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EOutstanding attention to detail and organizational skills;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EExperience using software packages for behavioral experiments \u0026ndash; such as Qualtrics, DirectRT, Inquisit, and\/or z-Tree;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EThe ability to work independently to solve problems; and\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EA long-term interest in pursuing research in social psychology, marketing, behavioral economics, sociology, or a related field.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPreferred Competencies\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EPrior experience working as a Research Assistant or conducting one\u0026rsquo;s own original research.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EExperience recruiting subjects for online studies using a platform such as Mechanical Turk.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EExperience using statistical software packages such as SPSS, Stata, etc.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJob Summary - Empirical Research Fellow\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs an Empirical Research Fellow, you will collaborate with faculty and PhD students at the Kellogg School of Management to work on empirical or theoretical economics research projects. In this particular role You will typically work on multiple projects at a time, and your contributions might span all aspects of the research life cycle.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECandidates should have an interest in applying for a quantitative Ph.D. program, preferably in Economics or a related field, and pursuing an academic research career. The ideal candidate will have: (i) a strong quantitative background; (ii) strong computer skills including programming; (iii) past experience with research, including independent work (such as an undergrad thesis) or work as a research assistant. A background in Economics is a plus, but not necessary; in fact, we encourage candidates with strong technical backgrounds who are looking to receive more exposure to Economics or Finance.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPotential research duties vary, but may include: collecting and validating new research datasets, performing statistical analyses on large databases, programming simulations of theoretical models, and proving theoretical results.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESuccessful candidates will have completed at least bachelor\u0026rsquo;s degree by the employment start date. If selected, you will be offered a one-year appointment, with the ability to renew for one year based on performance.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYour application should include a cover letter briefly describing your career or academic goals, and your most recent college transcripts uploaded as a single document.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJob Responsibilities\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EWork closely with multiple faculty members as a project team member on multiple new or ongoing research projects.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ECollect, maintain, and document original research datasets, and proactively test for data integrity.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAs necessary, merge together data sources, create new variables, and reformat data to prepare it for analysis.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAssist data analysis by performing applied statistical techniques.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EWrite programs to simulate the results from theoretical models and\/or solve constrained optimization problems.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EProduce tables, figures, and\/or other research outputs as needed.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EOther duties as assigned.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERequired Qualifications and Competencies\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ECompletion of a Bachelor\u0026rsquo;s degree or higher at an accredited college or university.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EA strong understanding of applied statistical concepts;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EComputer programming skills using at least one commonly used statistical programming language \u0026ndash; such as R, Stata, Matlab, and\/or SAS;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EStrong habits documenting datasets and program code;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDemonstrated ability to work independently to solve problems; and\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EA long-term interest in pursuing research in Economics, Finance, or a related field.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPreferred Competencies\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EPrior experience working as a Research Assistant or conducting one\u0026rsquo;s own original research.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EWorking knowledge of various data formats, database structures, and tagging schema is preferred.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EExperience working with lower-level or scripting programming languages \u0026ndash; such as Python, bash, Java, C, etc.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EKnowledge of theoretical concepts and common datasets used in Economics or Finance is desired, but not required.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you would like to learn more about these opportunities, contact:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGinger Jacobson, PhD\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAssociate Director of Behavioral Research Support\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKellogg School of Management at Northwestern University\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E2211 Campus Drive\u0026nbsp; |\u0026nbsp; Room 4490\u0026nbsp; |\u0026nbsp; Evanston, IL 60208\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EP 847.467.3986\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; |\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:ginger.jacobson@kellogg.northwestern.edu\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eginger.jacobson@kellogg.northwestern.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"These are excellent opportunities for someone who wants to pursue a PhD in economics, psychology, or sociology and are good bridge year opportunities before applying for graduate school."}],"uid":"33693","created_gmt":"2019-10-28 14:33:03","changed_gmt":"2019-10-28 14:58:11","author":"Kayleigh Haskin","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-10-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-10-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"628137":{"id":"628137","type":"image","title":"Northwestern Kellogg","body":null,"created":"1572273175","gmt_created":"2019-10-28 14:32:55","changed":"1572273175","gmt_changed":"2019-10-28 14:32:55","alt":"Northwestern Kellogg","file":{"fid":"239202","name":"download (1).png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/download%20%281%29_1.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/download%20%281%29_1.png","mime":"image\/png","size":22178,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/download%20%281%29_1.png?itok=rPmaaNoy"}}},"media_ids":["628137"],"groups":[{"id":"473211","name":"_OLD: School of History and Sociology Student Blog"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"166849","name":"HSOC Blog"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}