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Posted: 01-May-25
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Internal Number: 14909
School: Harvard Graduate School of Design
Department/Area: Urban Planning and Design
Position Description:
The individual will work in close collaboration with the Principal Investigators. More specifically, the individual will:
· Design, write, and fine-tune code in the R programming language for data cleaning and data analysis;
· Create data analysis results, including regression results, and spatial analysis, including visualizations and maps;
· Run power calculations for randomized controlled trials;
· Assist in reviewing, synthesizing, and writing reviews of existing literature on informal transport in the global south;
· Assist (potentially as a co-author) in the preparation of academic journal submissions and code and data for publication;
· Develop the individual's own research agenda, drawing on the data and results from the primary project.
Additional Information: This is a 12-month, full-time position with benefits. You can find more information on benefits for Harvard employees here: https://hr.harvard.edu/health-welfare-benefits.
Final hiring decisions will be contingent on availability of funding.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis as they are received and will continue until the position is filled. Highly qualified applicants will be invited to complete a data analysis coding task and an interview.
Additional Information: This is a 12-month, full-time position with benefits. You can find more information on benefits for Harvard employees here: https://hr.harvard.edu/health-welfare-benefits.
Final hiring decisions will be contingent on availability of funding.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis as they are received and will continue until the position is filled. Highly qualified applicants will be invited to complete a data analysis coding task and an interview.
Basic Qualifications:
· Proficiency in the R programming language, including for geospatial data (simple features using the sf package).
· Proficiency with Git and GitHub for project version-control.
· Strong interest or background in transportation planning, transportation engineering, urban planning, development economics, informal economies, or related topics.
· Curiosity and eagerness to learn.
· Strong academic writing skills.
· Undergraduate degree in civil engineering, geography, urban planning, urban studies, computer science, data science, economics, urban studies, statistics, or a related field.
· If you are unsure whether you meet all of the above requirements, but you think you might meet most of them, and you are interested in the position, please apply.
· Ability to work in-person or remotely from California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, or Washington
Additional Qualifications:
Preference may be given to candidates with the following qualifications, but they are not required.
· Ability to work in-person in Cambridge, Massachusetts at least two days per week.
· Familiarity with or direct lived experience in Sub Saharan African cities.
Contact Information:
Carole Voulgaris
Contact Email: cvoulgaris@gsd.harvard.edu
Equal Opportunity Employer:
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions or any other characteristic protected by law.
About Harvard University
Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders in many disciplines who make a difference globally. The University, which is based in Cambridge and Boston, Massachusetts, has an enrollment of over 20,000 degree candidates, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Harvard has more than 360,000 alumni around the world. The University has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a truly global education. Established in 1636, Harvard is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States.
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