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RAND · 2 weeks ago

Bachelor’s Level Research Assistant – Quantitative (Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Math, Statistics, etc.) (Term)

Pittsburgh, PA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$51K/yr - $70K/yr

0+ years exp

RAND is seeking highly motivated Research Assistants to work as members of multi-disciplinary research teams addressing complex policy problems. The role focuses on providing research support in various areas including science and technology policy, national security issues, and cyber security, while collaborating with experienced researchers.

EducationGovernmentHealth CareMedicalNon Profit

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Research Assistants provide quantitative and qualitative research support on tasks

Research Assistants' tasks include data collection, preparation, and analysis (e.g., data extraction and merging, summary statistics and regression analysis, data visualization), support to modeling and simulation, computer programming, literature reviews, note-taking, writing, preparation of draft documents and presentations and coordination of work among project team members

Research Assistants may travel with project teams and may have the opportunity to co-author reports and journal articles

Qualification

Quantitative analysisStatistical computingProgramming languagesData manipulationMachine learning frameworksResearch experienceArtificial intelligenceCybersecurity toolsMicrosoft OfficeWriting skillsTeam collaborationCommunication skills

Required

Excellent research and analysis skills demonstrated in coursework or work experience

Solid technical and/or programming skills

Capacity to pick up new technical subjects quickly

Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing

Strong writing skills

Ability to work effectively as a member of multi-disciplinary teams

Proficiency to undertake research assignments with little supervision

Competence to take initiative

Ability to quickly gather, ingest and consolidate large amounts of information and data

Thoughtful, thorough, disciplined researchers able to work simultaneously on multiple projects and meet deadlines

Highly motivated, organized, flexible, and demonstrate a strong commitment to RAND's core values of quality and objectivity

Familiarity with Microsoft Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

Bachelor's degree in astrophysics, computer science, data science, engineering, applied math, economics, statistics, operations research or similar technical degree with an interest in policy issues

0-1 years of related research experience

Candidates with interest in working on the national security issues must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance

Preferred

Proficiency in quantitative analysis tools and programming languages, with demonstrated experience in at least two of: statistical computing (R, Python), software development (C++, Java), data manipulation (SQL), machine learning frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch), and version control/deployment tools (Git, APIs)

Research assistant experience, either in an academic setting, in another research-oriented organization, or within a research unit of a public- or private-sector firm, or with related federal government agencies

Knowledge from coursework or experience with artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), deep learning (DL), natural language processing (NLP), large language models (LLMs), computing hardware, AI safety, cybersecurity tools, biosecurity

U.S. government security clearance

Military experience