EOI - EFM Research Assistant
Location: Melbourne
Time Type: Part time
Posted On: Posted 2 Days Ago
Time Left to Apply: End Date: October 31, 2024 (27 days left to apply)
Job Requisition ID: JR34313
Overview:
- Casual Researcher role for a project
- Flexible hours per week
- Based at the Melbourne CBD campus
About RMIT:
RMIT offers life-changing experiences for our students, and helps shape the world with research, innovation, teaching and industry engagement. With strong industry connections forged over 130 years, collaboration with industry remains integral to RMIT’s leadership in education, applied and innovative research, and to the development of highly skilled, globally focused graduates.
Our Values inspire us, wherever we are in the world, and guide how we live and work together.
- Imagination
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- Courage
- Passion
- Impact
- Inclusion
Project Overview:
Research Assistant is required to collect data as per revision requirements.
About the College of Business and Law:
RMIT’s College of Business and Law takes an industry and student-centered approach to its courses and programs, ensuring graduates are work ready and able to tackle business challenges, stakeholder needs, act as socially responsible global citizens and create fair and positive futures for all. The College delivers impactful research informed by industry, which supports its strong position as College at the intersection of business and technology with social impact. Its important work is underpinned by the principles of quality, collaboration, big ideas and putting people first.
About You:
As a Research Assistant you will undertake research activities in line with the University’s research strategy. It is expected that the Research Assistant will work with an increasing degree of autonomy as skills and experience develop.
Research Assistant Tasks Overview:
- Collect model variables (corporate governance, financial, and country-level variables) for data extension (by three years) as required by the editor.
- Collect default components and execute the default risk calculations based on components collected from the datasets.
- Mine/clean and merge the data from different sources to be used in testable software (Stata).
We are looking for a research assistant skilled in Excel, financial databases e.g. WRDS and STATA.
Qualification:
PhD
Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children Check.
To Apply:
Please submit your CV and covering letter by clicking on the ‘Apply’ link below. Please save as a PDF titled with your full name and JR number, eg. John Smith CV JR00000.
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Applications Close:
30 Oct 2024 11.59 pm
RMIT is an equal opportunity employer committed to being a child safe organisation. We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.
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