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AI Mansueto Institute Administration
About the Department
Successful cities are key to successful societies. Throughout history,
cities have represented the vibrancy and ingenuity of humanity by
uniting diverse populations and fostering innovation, ultimately
enabling societies to flourish. At the Mansueto Institute, we are
building on the proud tradition of urban scholarship at the University
of Chicago, bringing together ideas and groups to advance research,
convene events, and offer opportunities to students, faculty, and
others.
We identify and support the best ideas when they are poised to have an
impact, aiming to produce innovative solutions. That\'s why we work with
partners throughout the University of Chicago to discover promising
research across disciplines and provide the support needed to launch
these ideas and make a true difference in people\'s lives.
Our work takes a variety of forms. This includes developing research and
initiatives with partners across UChicago and beyond; outreach and
collaborating to identify and advance the needs of a range of
constituents; analyzing and presenting data so it makes a meaningful
impact on policy questions; bringing together a variety of stakeholders
for events on critical issues, from affordable housing to the impact of
changing local environments; training University of Chicago students to
better serve and lead the cities of the future through a variety of
fellowship and research opportunities; and communicating our work to
media, communities, policymakers, and the general public.
We work with various schools, departments, centers, institutes, and
other units across campus and outside of the university to leverage our
resources to turn urban scholarship into impact. At the University of
Chicago, we aim to foster a vibrant urban ecosystem. Beyond our walls,
we work with community partners, government, the private sector, and
others on a variety of efforts to promote a successful urban future.
Job Summary
The Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation seeks a highly motivated
Research Analyst to work closely with faculty and other researchers at
the University of Chicago. The person in this position will support
faculty from a range of disciplines.
This role manages scientific research projects and works under the
supervision of the faculty director to analyze data, write summary
reports, and assist with manuscript production, with opportunities to
present research findings at meetings and/or conferences, and to
co-author academic publications. This position is ideal for someone
considering future applications to doctoral programs in related fields.
Responsibilities
Cleans, transforms, merges, and matches between large and complex
research and administrative datasets.
Works with partners and members of the research team to propose and
implement analytical approaches to solving specific research
questions.
Builds statistical models for a variety of research projects.
Prepares results for memos, presentations, and academic papers
targeting both policymakers and researchers.
Performs a range of activities to facilitate the design of research
projects and the publication of their results including working
closely with and advising student research assistants
Writes statistical computer programs and reviews computer output for
consistency and quality.
Maintains technical and administrative support for a research
project.
Analyzes and maintains data and/or specimens. Conducts literature
reviews. Assists with preparation of reports, manuscripts and other
documents.
Performs other related work as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related
field.
Work Experience:
Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through
Certifications:
Preferred Qualifications
Education:
Masters degree.
Experience:
1-2 years of relevant technical work experience, through education
or prior employment.
Drafting and delivering research results.
Technical Skills or Knowledge:
Computing and analysis experience with various datasets using
standard industry software such as Python, Stata, and/or R.
Experience with statistical analysis applied to GIS data.
A passion for knowing the upcoming state of the art in urban and
geospatial data, and associated analysis and visualization tools.
Fluency in data organization, manipulation and analysis.
Preferred Competencies
Understand and translate researchers\' scientific goals into analytical
requirements.
Work well with faculty and researchers.
Identify and gain expertise in appropriate new methods, technologies
and/or softwar
