The Interdisciplinary Center for Innovative Theory and Empirics (Incite) at Columbia University invites applications for a Staff Associate position to assist the Incite Director and other professional officers of research in the conduct of research projects at Incite. This individual will carry out assigned duties in the design of and capture of data, the analysis of data, and will manage workflow and support those projects at Incite that employ statistical analysis of large-scale, individual-level data. The previous Incite SAI was assigned to the Obama Presidency Oral History project. Upcoming projects for the current SAI may include a project focusing on Biden’s economic policies, a review of the war in Afghanistan project and a project on the legacy of George Soros, among other projects. For example, the following projects are included in Incite’s active portfolio: Movements Against Mass Incarceration Lab, a Mellon Foundation-funded project that has partnered with five non-profits to captures stories of justice impacted people throughout the United States; and the Harriman Oral History Project which assesses the impact of Columbia’s Harriman Institute specializes in Eurasia studies; and the Leveraging of Urban AI as a Communal Tool for Connection and Exchange in Harlem Project supported by the National Science Foundation on the structures and dynamics of AI on a community level; and digital workflows and communicating research to the public for Incite.
The position will require some independence, with the Staff Associate working both independently and as part of a team. The incumbent will be supervised to the extent required to ensure adequate performance, but typically there will not be consistent daily supervision. Rather, the Staff Associate, the Director, the ARS and the rest of the team will meet weekly and will communicate as needed throughout each week.
The incumbents should be able to work with some degree of independence in research activities, applying independent judgment to routine procedures, tracking deadlines, using discretion, and following protocols designed by the Principal Investigator. The incumbent must be able to identify how best to use their skills to complete the day-to-day operations and perform the other responsibilities associated with the position described above.
Specific Duties will Include:
--Supporting the data collection, processing, cleaning, statistical analysis, and reporting on various large-scale data Incite projects. – 35%
--Managing workflow by attending and organizing research team meetings, assisting in setting research agenda, assisting in identifying key research tasks to be performed by team members, communicating and assigning tasks as needed, and ensuring project research deliverables meet their timelines. — 30%
--Crafting literature reviews and supporting the development of other research projects at Incite on an as-needed basis. – 20%
--Providing other research support as appropriate to meet project deliverables, including supporting a collective of researchers seeking to build a data core on various projects. – 15%
BA- Social Science or Computer Science
All applications must be submitted through Columbia's online Academic Search and Recruiting portal (ASR) and must include the following materials: CV and cover letter.
Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran
The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.
