Harvard Business School seeks multiple Research Associate (RA) to support faculty member on either 1) quantitative or 2) writing focused work starting ASAP this winter. The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of business topics, such as computer science and finance, and experience with either quantitative or qualitative work through course work, extra curriculars, or work experience.
The Research Associate (RA) position reports directly to faculty supervisors and administrative manager in the Research Staff Services office. Ideal RA candidates will be comfortable in an environment that requires a high level of independence, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to use discretionary judgment.
Primary duties:
- Build trust and collaboration by being present on-site and engaging directly with colleagues and various constituents.
- Work under the general direction of HBS faculty on topics central to HBS research agenda. Provide subject-area knowledge, analysis and interpretation to faculty member. Identify and explore a wide-range of questions related to faculty鈥檚 research agenda.
- For writing focused roles: write cases, case supplements, project reports, and drafts for a book project from start to finish creating original writing based on subject-area expertise, research, and interviews, and write articles for applicable business audiences such as Harvard Business Review.
- For quantitative focused roles: develop, design, conduct, analyze, and implement research using data science knowledge and prior knowledge of requested statistical packages. Perform statistical programming.
- Under general direction of faculty member, must be able to take complex research ideas, concepts, and methodologies and apply them to new projects and situations. Must be able to structure assignments and keep faculty member informed as necessary, using own judgment.
- Build trust and collaboration by being present on-site and engaging directly with colleagues and various constituents.
- Responsible for other duties as assigned.