Princeton University
Location
Princeton, NJ | United States
Job description
Research Assistant - Temporary
US-NJ-Princeton
Job ID: 2024-18342
Type: Temporary
# of Openings: 1
Category: Research and Laboratory
Princeton University
Overview
The Behavioral Science for Policy Lab (BSPL) cuts across three academic units at Princeton University: (a.) the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment within the School of Engineering and Applied Science, (b.) the Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy Center within the School of Public and International Affairs, and (c.) the Department of Psychology. Directed by Dr. Elke Weber, the BSPLâ™s mission is to put Weberâ™s previous research insights about the full range of human motivation and human decisions processes into a broader context. Analyzing how decision makers who are imbedded in social networks and their physical and social environment receive information and cues from those sources as well as feedback from the effect of their decisions. The BSPL puts a special emphasis on applying this knowledge of decision making and motivations to climate change. There is also a special emphasis on cross-cultural studies.
The BSPL seeks a temporary Research Assistant who will help conduct and analyze documents and interviews with stakeholders about the energy transition in North/Central Appalachia. The position will involve assisting with contacting interview participants, conducting, and transcribing interviews, obtaining policy documents and public comments, and using qualitative analysis software Atlas.ti. Depending on interest and experience, the study may involve programming in Python and assisting with literature review. This position is ideal for someone interested in mixed-methods, community engaged social science research and considering a career in interdisciplinary environmental research. This position also includes opportunities to learn and develop research skills and receive professional mentorship (e.g., in preparation for applying to a PhD).
Standard Weekly Hours: 5 hr/week
Pay: $15/hr
Start Date: As soon as possible
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About Princeton University
Princeton University is a vibrant community of scholarship and learning that stands in the nation's service and in the service of all nations. Chartered in 1746, Princeton is the fourth-oldest college in the United States. Princeton is an independent, coeducational, nondenominational institution that provides undergraduate and graduate instruction in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and engineering.As a world-renowned research university, Princeton seeks to achieve the highest levels of distinction in the discovery and transmission of knowledge and understanding. At the same time, Princeton is distinctive among research universities in its commitment to undergraduate teaching.Today, more than 1,100 faculty members instruct approximately 5,200 undergraduate students and 2,600 graduate students. The University's generous financial aid program ensures that talented students from all economic backgrounds can afford a Princeton education.
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