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Job ID |
6855 |
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Job Type |
On-Campus Job (work study Not required) |
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Employer |
KENAN INSTITUTE FOR ETHICS (DDBR) Biweekly |
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Date Posted |
Sep 23, 2024 |
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Category |
Research Assistant |
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Job Description |
About the Lab The Environmental Justice (EJ) lab is the quantitative research arm of the Just Environments program in the Kenan Institute for Ethics and the Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment, and Sustainability. We are looking for a master’s-level Research Assistant who can join the EJLab’s team of undergraduate and graduate research assistants. We are currently focused on examining environmental disparities in housing markets and neighborhoods, social and environmental determinants of health for communities, tracking federal Justice40 funds, and the efficacy of environmental justice policy solutions. Principles for conducting research in this lab include community-based-participatory research, data justice, confidentiality, research justice, and a mentor model. The EJ Lab aims to provide community partners with access to data-driven research in the form that’s most useful to them - whether that be peer reviewed papers, policy briefs, or public use data tools. About the Role The student would build skills across quantitative and qualitative research practices as part of the EJ Lab and would include documentation of methods and analysis. Assignments vary according to our external co-researchers’ (i.e. community) needs and priorities, but may include the following types of projects: Writing and documenting code for descriptive statistics, prevalence ratios, confidence intervals, and related data visualizations Documenting methods and writing memos Efficiently accessing large (>120 GB) datasets to be used across lab research projects. Creating reproducible data pipelines that can be used to update or query data Engaging in collaborative research processes, becoming an expert within the lab in your area and helping other lab members brainstorm and problem solve Scoping potential new projects, assisting the research team with understanding nuances of data and participating in brainstorming potential approaches Participating in lab meetings and engaging in skill building
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Job Requirements |
Qualifications Statistics: Experience using statistics to describe and compare data Programming: Demonstrated experience writing, de-bugging, and brainstorming efficient coding. Functions include selecting data, joining/merging tables, iterative processes, developing functions, querying data, visualizing data in time series (e.g.), and statistical analysis. Spatial data: demonstrated experience visualizing spatial data (including raster and shapefiles/polygons) Ability to work collaboratively, receive and implement tasks, and proactively ask questions for clarification. We have a supportive environment where lab members help each other succeed. A stickler for details and ability to explain verbally and in writing methods, quality control steps, and analysis.
?Preferred Qualifications Extensive experience with R or Python, with concrete examples Extensive experience GIS with ArcGIS, QGIS, or spatial analysis in other programs, with concrete examples Interest in reproducible research Interest in computational social sciences Demonstrated commitment to and interest in environmental justice work and research justice frameworks
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Required Skills |
Big Data Analysis, Data Analysis, Research and Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis |
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Learning Outcomes |
Accountable for Results, Attention to Detail, Collaboration, Communicate Effectively |
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Available Openings |
1 |
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Hours |
8.0 to 19.5 hours per week |
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Hourly Rate |
$17.75/hour |
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Time Frame |
Academic Year |
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Contact Name |
Kay Jowers |
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Contact Email |
kay.jowers@duke.edu |
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Work Location Address |
1364 Campus Drive
kay.jowers@duke.edu
Durham United States 27708 |
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Phone |
9196600115 |
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Fax |
N/A |
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Work Location |
Hybrid |
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Job Schedule |
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