Student Community Research and Data Analyst bei St. Olaf College

 St. Olaf College Student Employee Job Description 

Job Title: Research Assistant and Data Analyst (WS) 

Classification: Student Employee (non-exempt) 

Name and Address of Employer: St. Olaf College, 1520 St. Olaf Ave, Northfield, MN 55057 

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Department Name: Institute for Freedom and Community 

Unit Number (5 digits): 15417 

Length of Position: 25-26 academic year 

Contact Person/Supervisor: Chris Chapp 

Wage Range: $11.75-12.75

Description of the Position: (Purpose of the Position): Assist a professor in conducting a survey in the Northfield community, analyzing data, and reporting results. Successful applicants will be responsible for assisting a professor in writing a survey, analyzing survey data, and reporting results to a community partner. 

Transferable Skills: Working with a community partner, survey research, data collection, data analysis, reporting. 

Duties and Responsibilities: Regular communication with supervising professor and timely completion of specific tasks. Program a survey and administer through a web-based portal. Use R to analyze survey results. Report survey results to a community partner. 

Qualifications: (Education/Experience/Skills) St. Olaf student with experience in statistics and/or data science is required. Successful completion of a course on social science research methodology is desirable but not required. 

This job description is for general information purposes. It is not intended to list all duties and responsibilities of the position. This job description is subject to change at any time by St. Olaf College, with or without prior notice.