Short-Term Research Assistant Service
MPC members can apply to use the services of a 10-hour per week graduate research assistant for a short period of time (up to 40 hours). Priority is given to projects that (a) have a population studies focus, broadly construed; (b) can quickly result in a publication and/or grant proposal; (c) can clearly benefit from short-term research assistance; and (d) do not already have external funding. Preference will be given to junior faculty.
To apply for this service, please send an email to mpctrain@umn.edu and include the following information:
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Your name and departmental affiliation
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Details about your project: A title and a short (~2 paragraph) description of the overall project's goals and activities
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Information about the product that will result (e.g., a publication, a grant proposal, a conference presentation) and when that product will be produced
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A statement about current external funding support for the project
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A description of the specific activities the research assistant would do and (if not obvious) how they fit into the overall project
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The number of weeks the research assistant's services would be needed (at 10 hours per week) and a proposed starting date
Spring 2021 short-term RA will be Applied Economics student Berenger Djoumessi Tiague.
Berenger's Skills and Experiences:
Methods and Experience: I perform rigorous applied econometric analysis including causal inference with linear and non-linear regression techniques. I also perform geospatial data management and analysis in both Stata and R. For example, I have worked on a project that consisted of combining satellite data on flooding with IPUMS-DHS data to look at the causal impacts of large scale floods on women outcomes.