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Law Coase-Sandor Institute for Law and Economics
About the Department
The University of Chicago Law School occupies a unique niche among this
country\'s premier law schools. Located on a residential campus in one
of America\'s great cities, UChicago Law offers a rigorous and
interdisciplinary professional education that blends the study of law
with the humanities, the social sciences, and the natural sciences.
Students, faculty, and staff form a small, tightly knit community
devoted to the life of the mind.
Job Summary
The Coase-Sandor Institute for Law and Economics at the University of
Chicago Law School seeks a Research Specialist to work with Professor
Eric Posner on legal research projects. The Institute promotes the
understanding and dissemination of the economic approach to law. For
more information about the Institute, please visit the Coase-Sandor web
page at http://www.law.uchicago.edu/coase-sandor.
The role is intended to operate on a pre-doc model, with the Research
Specialist remaining in the role for one or two years before pursing
graduate studies, although this can be extended by mutual agreement.
Responsibilities
Provides technical and administrative support for an assigned legal
research project.
Keeps research and grant records, and completes various forms
related to grants or IRB request.
Develops or amends research or study protocols.
Builds, cleans and manages data sets.
Configures software used in data collection and assessment.
Discovers new data sources and cleans/prepares data for faculty use.
Applies research principles and relevant subject matter knowledge
relevant to administer a research project.
Ensures compliance of research activities with institutional, state,
and federal regulatory policies, procedures, directives and
mandates.
Analyzes possible solutions using standard procedures.
Assists in drafting presentations on research findings.
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
Experience:
Previous experience conducting statistical analysis strongly
preferred.
Preferred Competencies
Proficiency in Excel, Stata and R.
Work independently and efficiently.
Strong knowledge of extraction, transformation, loading and
manipulation of large data sets and databases.
Balance multiple projects.
Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail.
Application Documents
Resume/CV (required)
Cover Letter (preferred)
When applying, the document(s) MUSTbe uploaded via the My
Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of
the application.
Job Family
Research
Role Impact
Individual Contributor
Scheduled
Weekly Hours
37.5
Drug Test Required
No
Health Screen Required
No
Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required
No
Pay Rate Type
Salary
FLSA Status
Exempt
Pay Range
\$58,000.00 - \$60,000.00
The included pay rate or range represents the University\'s good faith
estimate of the possible compensation offer for this role at the time of
posting.
Benefits Eligible
Yes
The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and
resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid
time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the
Benefits Guidebook.
Posting Statement
The University of Chicago is an equal opportunity employer and does not
discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender, gender identity, or expression, national or ethnic
origin, shared ancestry, age, status as an individual with a disability,
military or veteran status, genetic information, or other protected
classes under the law. For additional information please see the
University\'s Notice of Nondiscrimination.
Job seekers in need of a reasonable accommodation to complete the
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