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MIT Office of Resource Development · 1 week ago

Technical Associate 1/ Research Assisstant

Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$50K/yr - $63K/yr

2+ years exp

MIT Office of Resource Development is seeking a Technical Associate 1/Research Assistant for the MIT Sloan Initiative on the Digital Econ. The role involves providing research assistance in technology adoption and analyzing the impact of AI/technology on firm performance.

Fundraising

No H1B

Responsibilities

Provide research assistance in the following areas: Technology Adoption, the identification of adoption bottlenecks, such as, workforce skills, firm size, and other factors and understanding the market forces and technological factors that (dis-)incentivize AI/technology adoption

Studying the impact of AI/technology adoption on firm performance/productivity, understanding the effects of AI/technology adoption on reallocation processes/business dynamism, the impact of AI/technology on performance differences between firms, the relationship between AI/technology adoption and market power in output and input markets

Will spend significant time in preparing and analyzing firm- and firm-worker-level data to study the above topics

Qualification

Data analysisStatisticsEconometricsStataRPythonQualitative data analysisEnglish communicationOrganizational abilitiesTeamwork

Required

Bachelor's degree in economics or related field

a minimum of two years of specialized experience with qualitative data analysis and research methods (which may include experience gained as an undergraduate)

strong data analysis skills and background in statistics / econometrics

experience in working with firm or firm-worker-level datasets

proficiency in statistical software (Stata, R, Python)

solid English communication skills (verbal and written)

desire and skill (e.g. organizational abilities) to work in teams

interest in working in an interdisciplinary lab with computer scientists and engineers

Preferred

3-year US residency due to residential requirements for accessing US census micro data

Company

MIT Office of Resource Development

At MIT, we pursue education, research, and innovation with a passion for serious impact.

Cambridge, MA, US

51-200 employees

http://development.mit.edu/

Funding

Current Stage

Growth Stage

Leadership Team

Diana Castaneda

HR Business Partner/Operations Manager

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