Student Research Assistant - Economics

Undergraduate Student Research Assistant

The Department of Economics is seeking one undergraduate Student Research Assistant for a research project examining the effects of Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship on college participation and educational outcomes across demographic groups, with particular emphasis on students in the West Georgia region. The student will work with publicly available data on scholarship eligibility, college enrollment, educational outcomes, and demographic characteristics. The project will provide hands-on experience with the full research process, including data collection, data preparation, statistical analysis, visualization, and presentation of research findings.

Be enrolled at UWG as an undergraduate student in at least 6 credit hours during the academic semester. Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0. Have a major or academic area related to the research project, such as economics, business analytics, data analytics, data science, or a closely related field. Be able to work independently while also participating in regular meetings with the faculty supervisor.

Demonstrate attention to detail and an interest in research, data analysis, education policy, or related areas. Physical Requirements/ Working Conditions The student should be able to attend in-person meetings as needed.

Exposure to programming languages for data analysis such as R, STATA or Python. Have an interest in economics, education policy, applied data analysis, or quantitative research. Are interested in developing research experience for graduate school or careers in economics, business analytics, data science, or related fields.

Student should attach their resume, transcript to date, and a cover letter of no more than one page explaining your motivation for applying to this role.

Student should have taken Microeconomics, Business Statistics and have some exposure to programming for data analysis.

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