RESEARCH ASSISTANT--CCC

CENTER FOR COMMUNITY CAPITAL

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
(Position for 2008-2009 academic year. Available beginning Summer 2008)

The Center for Community Capital at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill seeks a graduate student research assistant to join our research team on projects related to mortgage financing, housing, community development, and wealth accumulation in underserved neighborhoods. The Center needs help with the following tasks:

1 Data Management: Importing, cleaning, and merging data; creating variables and datasets.

2 Data Analysis: Performing descriptive and inferential statistical analysis; creating tables, maps, and other output.

3 Research Summaries: Searching and reviewing literature. Producing data dictionaries, memos, and reports. Interpreting statistical findings through written summaries and oral presentations.

The Center’s research assistants have opportunities to frame research questions and present and publish findings. Completed analyses are regularly presented to the Ford Foundation, Fannie Mae, Self-Help, and the North Carolina Banking Commission.

Successful applicants will be enrolled in a Ph.D. program in economics, public policy, statistics, biostatistics, sociology, planning, psychology, or other science. The position requires statistical programming and the ability to write clearly. Incoming students and those completing methodological coursework are encouraged to apply. The position provides a competitive stipend with tuition and health insurance benefits and requires part-time work during the semester with the possibility of full-time work in the summer.

The Center for Community Capital engages in multi-disciplinary research to inform economic development policy. The Center's work focuses on the revitalization of America's distressed communities through wealth building strategies that are sustainable from a business perspective. More information about the center is available here: www.ccc.unc.edu.

Applications should be submitted via e-mail, and the subject line of the email should be titled “Graduate Student Research Assistant.” Position open until filled. Please submit a cover letter and resume/vita to the following email address: communitycapital@unc.edu.

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Mary C Woytowich, Administrative Assistant
Center for Community Capital at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's
Center for Urban and Regional Studies
1700 Timber Hill Suite 129
Martin Luther King Blvd CB 3452
Chapel Hill NC 27599-3452
Phone 919-843-2140
Fax: 919-843-2080
http://www.ccc.unc.edu
communitycapital@unc.edu