Job Posting for Chicago Booth Full-time Research Assistants
Several faculty members at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business are conducting a joint search for research assistants. The faculty are: Daniel Bartels, Shereen Chaudhry, Kristin Donnelly, Berkeley Dietvorst, Beidi Hu, Erika Kirgios, Alex Koch, Abigail Sussman, and Oleg Urminsky.
We are looking for highly skilled and motivated individuals to work as full-time research assistants for a period of at least one year. Our preferred start date is June 15, 2024 although we are willing to accommodate an earlier or later start. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. **The first review is February 19, 2024**, and we will continue to review applications received after this date until all positions are filled.
The job will entail close collaboration on a number of new and ongoing projects using tools from psychology and behavioral science to answer questions across a broad range of fields. Research topics include stereotypes, prejudice reduction, judgment and decision making, communication strategies and language processing, conflict management, financial decision-making, moral psychology, consumer decision-making, goals and motivation, and behavior change. Candidates will be matched to work with one or two of the professors listed in the header. The matching between Research Professionals and Professors will be determined in part based on mutual interests. The research professional will also be able to attend seminars and lab meetings in the Behavioral Science and Marketing departments and to attend professional development seminars at Booth. Previous holders of this position at Chicago Booth have gone on to Ph.D. programs at Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Stanford, and the University of Chicago.
If interested, please fill out our online survey (https://forms.gle/BKLYQuzfwA4iQ2nf6) and this formal application (https://uchicago.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Chicago-IL/ResearchProfessional_JR25040). Submission will require a transcript, cover letter, brief data task, and short writing sample (5 pages or less).
The ideal candidate will have (i) the ability to analyze, interpret, and visualize complex data; (ii) the capacity to digest new research in psychology and economics; (iii) the initiative to work independently to solve problems; (iv) a detail-oriented approach to research tasks; and (v) a long-term interest in pursuing research in behavioral science, organizational behavior, or marketing. Background in related fields (e.g., psychology, economics) is a plus, but not necessary-we welcome candidates who are looking for more exposure to behavioral science. We pay a competitive salary and provide standard benefits such as health insurance.
Research staff build invaluable and collaborative relationships with Chicago Booth faculty and fellow research staff by engaging in UChicago's rigorous intellectual environment. While at Chicago Booth, research staff hone their research skillset and engage in dedicated programming that prepares them to undertake independent research. To learn more about roles at Booth, visit https://www.chicagobooth.edu/faculty/research-staff/life-at-booth. To learn more about pre-doctoral roles like this in general, and to find other opportunities, please visit https://predoc.org. Chicago Booth is dedicated to creating an environment where people of different backgrounds, broadly defined, feel valued and where their ideas and contributions can flourish.
Chicago Booth welcomes applications from women, persons with disabilities, veterans, and under-represented groups. Professors Bartels, Chaudhry, Dietvorst, Donnelly, Hu, Kirgios, Koch, Sussman, and Urminsky personally place a great deal of value on equity and inclusion. If you need an accommodation to apply to a Chicago Booth Research Staff Program, or if there are other factors impacting your ability to apply to an open position, please email ResearchProfessional@lists.chicagobooth.edu.
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Shereen Chaudhry
Assistant Professor of Behavioral Science
University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Chicago, IL
chauds@chicagobooth.edu------------------------------