Offer summary

Qualifications:

Undergraduate or graduate students in business, accounting, economics, social sciences, humanities, statistics, math, computer science, or data science., Strong programming skills in Python, Java, SQL, and/or Solidity., Ability to analyze and synthesize information from multiple reports and databases., Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong attention to detail..

Key responsabilities:

Create data sets by researching publicly available information on companies or cities.

Assist with preparation and storage of large datasets.

Provide documentation on created datasets and pull data from various sources.

Perform other duties as assigned related to faculty research initiatives.

Job description

Darden is hiring research assistants for Summer 2025 who will report directly to Darden faculty or the Office of Research Services. This posting is for multiple positions. Work may include cleaning and parsing data, web scraping, and data documentation. Potential topics include marketing, the economy, leadership characteristics, entrepreneurship, and other topics relevant to faculty research initiatives.

Responsibilities:

Create data sets by researching publicly available information on companies or cities

Assist with preparation and storage of large datasets

Provide documentation on created datasets

Pull data from reports, the web, and other sources

Other duties as assigned

Skills and Abilities:

Ability to read through multiple reports, mine public databases, and distill information into a database (excel spreadsheet or other formats).

Familiarity with big datasets

Experience with Python, Java, SQL, and/or Solidity

Very strong written and verbal communication

Strong synthesis skills (reading and summarizing arguments)

Strong attention to detail

Able to work independently while balancing multiple projects

Willing to attack a problem from different angles when the first approach does not work

Undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to apply. Position is open to students in business, accounting, economics, social sciences, humanities, statistics, math, computer science, data science, or other disciplines with strong programming and computational skills.

Hourly pay rate depends on level of education. Students pursing a:

4-year degree: $15.00/hour

MA Degree: $20.00/hour

Ph.D. Degree: $25/hour

Positions offers 15-40 hours/week. Position is remote, but student must physically reside in the United States.

Please include a resume and cover letter with your application.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician’s Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, and family medical or genetic information.

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