Want to work with The Policy Lab?

Tamas Wells
Aug 24, 2017 · 2 min read

UPDATE: Applications have closed for the role described below, but expressions of interest are welcome in the event of future opportunities to undertake casual research work with The Policy Lab at The University of Melbourne: http://go.unimelb.edu.au/ose6

The Policy Lab has an immediate opportunity for a University of Melbourne student to work as a casual research assistant from September to November 2017.

Project description: We are seeking a research assistant with strong quantitative skills to collate and analyse survey data on political and institutional trust. The applicant must have skills in sourcing, collating and analysing survey and other data, including the ability to combine data sources. Expertise in Microsoft Excel (including data visualisation) AND expertise in either SPSS or Stata (preferably Stata) required (including data visualisation). Demonstrated proficiency in handling survey data such as the World Values Survey also desired.

Hours: approximately 40 hours (after a 5 hour paid trial period) between Sep-Nov 2017. The pay rate is $40.87 per hour.

Applicants must be currently enrolled at The University of Melbourne and eligible to work in Australia.

This is a great opportunity for a graduate student to work with experienced researchers from The Policy Lab, a Faculty of Arts research unit established in 2016 to explore public policy decision making, design and innovation. The Policy Lab works in partnership with government and other organisations on public policy design experiments and policy-relevant research. To find out more about us, please visit: http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/the-policy-lab.

To apply, please complete this online form outlining your relevant skills and availability, by Wednesday 30 August 2017: http://go.unimelb.edu.au/ose6

Any questions should be directed to The Policy Lab team by email: the-policy-lab@unimelb.edu.au.

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