Smeal, Marketing Dept - Research Assistant - Lapa

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The Marketing Department and Professor Lapa are seeking a research assistant (RA) to support a research project on sustainable marketing strategy involving Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives and performance.

Job duties to include:

• Work up to 15 hours per week from October to December, and will collaborate with Dr. Lapa and his coauthors on the project
• Work in collaboration with the author team and attend project meetings
• Review and synthesize relevant marketing literature

Requirements, qualifications, and/or competencies:

• Looking for a current Penn State graduate student with interest and experience in marketing strategy research.
• Advanced statistical analysis skills, demonstrated through graduate level courses on methods and analysis, or through previous academic work
• Ability to clean, organize, and process structured and unstructured datasets from large databases

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