Junior and Assistant Specialist – Goldman School of Public Policy

ABOUT THE GOLDMAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY
The Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, seeks a Junior/Assistant Specialist to work with Professors Shenhav and Taubinsky to assist with research in behavioral, public, and labor economics.
The Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley is one of the nation's leading public policy schools, known for rigorous, interdisciplinary scholarship and deep engagement with practitioners and policymakers. GSPP is consistently ranked #1 in the world in Policy Analysis and Public Affairs by U.S. News.
The Junior/Assistant Specialist position involves supporting cutting-edge research at the forefront of Behavioral, Public, and Labor Economics. Key responsibilities include analyzing public and private datasets using quasi-experimental methods, conducting literature reviews, setting up and analyzing online and field experiments, and performing numerical simulations and data analysis using statistical packages like Stata and languages like Matlab. Additional duties involve managing projects via GitHub, coordinating surveys, and editing manuscript drafts for consistency and statistical accuracy.

Basic qualifications

(required at time of application)

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent international degree, or enrolled in bachelor’s (or equivalent international) degree program.

Additional qualifications

(required at time of start)
Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent international degree).

Preferred qualifications

• Prior experience working as a research assistant in economics, finance, or social science.
• Proficiency or advanced coursework in statistical software and programming languages such as Stata, R, Python, or Matlab.
• Experience handling, cleaning, and merging large administrative or empirical datasets.
• Basic communication, project management, and analytical skills, along with a commitment to maintaining confidentiality.
• Degree in Economics, Statistics, Data Science, Public Policy, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field.

Document requirements

Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter

Reference requirements

2 required (contact information only)

Apply link:

https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05618

Help contact:

nshenhav@berkeley.edu