Graduate Research Assistant
State of Florida
internship
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Location Type: Office
Location: Tallahassee • Florida • United States
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Salary
💰 $15 per hour
Job Level
About the role
- Working in a team environment with professional legislative analysts to complete research projects
- Collecting, analyzing and interpreting data
- Conducting interviews with state agency staff, stakeholders, and other information resources
- Conducting surveys or focus groups, or using other qualitative research methods
Requirements
- Graduate degree course work in qualitative or quantitative analysis and research fields, such as public administration, public policy, business administration, economics, demography, statistics, finance, education, social work, planning, management, accounting, and the social sciences
- Understanding of principles of governmental organization, budgeting, and accountability
- Understanding of research methods, descriptive and inferential statistics, and financial analysis
- Experience using Microsoft Excel and SPSS or similar statistical packages
- Experience as an effective contributor to a work team
- Interest in pursuing a career in government policy analysis and program evaluation
Benefits
- Travel expenses incurred by the intern will be reimbursed as allowed by Florida Statutes.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
qualitative analysisquantitative analysisdata analysisdescriptive statisticsinferential statisticsfinancial analysisresearch methodsbudgetingaccountability
Soft Skills
team collaborationeffective communicationinterpersonal skills