Darden General Research Assistant [Student Wage] (Remote)

Darden is hiring research assistants for the academic year who will report either directly to Darden faculty or to associate directors for research initiatives across Darden to provide support for the research work of Darden faculty. Work may include locating and summarizing existing academic literature and policies, constructing data sets based on information collected online, and writing summaries of faculty research for business practitioners. This posting is for multiple positions requiring the same skills. Potential areas of work include impact investing, gratitude at work, entrepreneurship, and other topics relevant to faculty research initiatives.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Locate and summarize academic literature on a variety of topics

• Create data sets by researching publicly available information on companies or cities

• Qualitative coding of textual or visual data

• Summarize and contextualize Darden faculty research for business practitioners

• Other duties as assigned

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education: Current UVA student
Experience: None
Licensure: None

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

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