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Position Title
Student Research Assistant II _Non-FWSLevel of Support:
  • Student Support IIPosition TypeNon-FWSNumber of Openings1Work HoursDuring Standard Business Hours (M-F 8am-5pm)
  • Wage Per Hour19.00 Division/School
  • Columbian College of Arts and Sciences
Department Name153711 SCHOOL OF PUB POLICY/ PUB ADMINDepartment BioEstablished in 2009, the GW Regulatory Studies Center is an academic center in the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration. The Center works to improve regulatory policy through research, education, and outreach. Position Specific Summary The GW Regulatory Studies Center is looking for a student research assistant. The Student Research Assistant will provide research and administrative support for various policy analysis and research projects being conducted at the GW Regulatory Studies Center. Primary assignment will be on a research project funded by the US Department of Agriculture looking into best practices for regulatory impact analyses. Tasks may include:gathering and summarizing relevant literaturecollecting and managing quantitative/qualitative dataassist with conducting text mining, text preprocessing, text analysispreparing manuscripts for journal/peer-reviewed submissions, and helping to draft papers Other tasks may include writing for newsletters, contributing to newsletter content and event support.
Standard Position Description: The student will perform administrative and research tasks with some discretion under direction of faculty member or research coordinator. Tasks may include: assisting with experiments, coding, data entry, data cleaning, and data analysis, preparing research and drafts for articles, reports, and/or presentations. Students may also complete literature reviews, draft summaries, and create graphs and figures. Special projects or other duties may be assigned related to specific departmental/faculty needs. Professional Outcomes Critical Thinking, Communication, Teamwork, Career Development
Required Qualifications: Some applicable educational, technical, or professional experience required, some training will be provided.
Preferred Qualifications: -Pursuing degree in public policy, public administration, economics, data science, or other relevant field-Proficiency in Python and R-Experience with Github or similar platforms and familiarity with using LLM, ChatGPT, Claude APIs-Courses: Cost Benefit Analysis; Microeconomics for Public Policy IPosting Detail Information Job Open Date 10/08/2026 Job Close Date 11/06/2026 Campus Location Foggy BottomWork Type Designation Hybrid (mixture of in-person and virtual work) Hiring Manager Name Argelia Vaquerano Special Instructions SummaryEEO Statement The university is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action (EEO/AA) employer committed to maintaining a nondiscriminatory, harassment-free, diverse work and education environment. The university does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law in any of its programs, activities, or employment practices. For more information on this policy and its purpose, please read the Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement. Background CheckThe student employee will: In this position, the student will not perform any functions and/or have access to any financially, safety, or security sensitive items listed above. - Background check not required.

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