CHEManager International · 4 hours ago
Research Specialist I
Texas, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
4+ years expTexas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives. They are seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Research Specialist I to support applied research on Texas residential markets, involving data collection, analysis, and collaboration with senior researchers.
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Responsibilities
Conduct research- Assist senior researchers with assigned projects regarding Texas real-estate markets and economics with a focus on residential assets. Monitor relevant literature and methodology trends for assigned topics. Develop primary and secondary data sets through online access, surveys, focus groups, or archival document review. Organize, code, transform, and summarize qualitative and quantitative market, household and business data according to appropriate research design methods. Standardize and automate data updates, processing, analysis and reporting. Draft and maintain documentation on acquisition, development, analysis and reporting methods. Maintain high ethics and integrity of data management. Review and synthesize relevant literature topics. Collaborate with other researchers as needed. Perform other duties as assigned
Research analysis and content development- Apply and synthesize results from multiple techniques to identify key constructs and analyze relationships in real estate markets such as: visualization and exploratory methods, case studies, quasi-experiments, trend and timeseries models, cross-section or panel methods, and spatial analysis. Summarize findings for review by senior researchers and revise drafts for written, tabular, and graphical materials for publication. Maintain high standards in research analysis
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in economics, real estate, statistics or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
Four years of related professional experience conducting applied economic or market analysis
Proficiency in one or more statistical/research languages: R, Python, STATA, etc. for organizing data, statistical analysis, and plotting
Experience analyzing and charting standard economic and financial data (BLS, BEA, Census Bureau, Federal Reserve)
Efficient user of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint
Ability to contribute to multiple research projects weekly and work with senior researchers or student workers
Preferred
Master's degree in real estate, economics or relevant discipline
Work in an applied research setting (industry or government.)
Applied knowledge of spatial analysis software: ESRI, QGIS, etc
Knowledge of residential single family and multifamily housing market metrics and dynamics
Benefits
Health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
12-15 days of annual paid holidays
Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
Automatically enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time
Professional Development: All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more
Employee Tuition Assistance and Educational Release time for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee
Company
CHEManager International
Wiley’s leading media brand providing first-hand information on the global chemical, life science and process industries
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase