<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Job Title: </span></strong><span data-contrast="none">Research Professional – Koichiro Ito (Full-Time, Benefits Eligible)</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Location: </span></strong><span data-contrast="none">Chicago, IL – Hyde Park Campus, Saieh Hall </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Expected: </span></strong><span data-contrast="none">Start Date: Summer 2027</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">For questions about this position, please email </span></strong><a href="mailto:bfipredoc@uchicago.edu"><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">bfipredoc@uchicago.edu</span></span></strong></a><strong><span data-contrast="none"> </span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <p><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span><strong><span data-contrast="auto">About the Department</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">The Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) produces data-driven research that advances society's understanding of the global energy challenge and translates research insights into real-world impacts through strategic outreach and training for the next generation of global energy leaders. EPIC’s </span><span data-contrast="none">pre-doctoral fellowship program serves as a one- or two-year bridge program between college and a doctoral program. Recipients gain an in-depth understanding of the entire research process while undergoing intensive career development as part of a close-knit community. Learn more at </span><a href="https://epic.uchicago.edu/about/jobs-fellowships/fellowships/predoctoral-fellows/predoctoral-fellowship-program/about/"><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">https://epic.uchicago.edu/about/jobs-fellowships/fellowships/predoctoral-fellows/predoctoral-fellowship-program/about/</span></span></a><span data-contrast="none">. </span> <br><span data-contrast="auto"> </span> <br><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Job Summary</span></strong> <br><span data-contrast="auto">The Research Professional will report to Koichiro Ito, Professor at University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. Research projects will focus on evaluating various energy and environmental policies in the US, Japan, China, India, Chile, and other countries by using a variety of methods such as randomized controlled trials, quasi-experimental research design, and structural estimation.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <p> <br><span data-contrast="auto">The Research Professional’s responsibilities will span all stages of research, including collecting data of in both tabular and spatial formats, developing algorithms that clean and organize data, conducting statistical analyses, running simulations, and preparing manuscripts and presentations.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">In addition to working closely with faculty as research assistants, pre-doctoral fellows typically attend classes and seminars at EPIC, the University of Chicago, and affiliate institutions. The program is intended to serve as a bridge between college and graduate school for students interested in empirical economics. People in this or similar positions have gone on to Economics Ph.D. programs at Harvard, MIT, University of Chicago, University of California, Berkeley, and similar schools upon completion of this program.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Responsibilities</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="29" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Cleans and analyzes data.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="29" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Writes or finalizes replicable data files or scripts for publication.</span><span data-ccp-props="{