The New School

Responsibilities:

The Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy (“The Institute”) advances research to understand structural inequalities and works to identify transformational ways to promote equity. As a premier cross-disciplinary hub, the Institute draws on faculty across The New School in New York City, which has long fostered innovative thinking about power, structure, design, politics, economics, and society. The Institute engages researchers and practitioners, including community and business leaders, policymakers, philanthropists, journalists and media experts across the nation and around the world.

The New School is strongly committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and particularly seeks applications from members of underrepresented groups, as well as candidates who share this commitment. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Data analysis and visualization of the racial wealth gap for seven American cities 
• Descriptive data analysis of Color of Wealth studies 
• Formatting of tables from previous Color of Wealth studies 
• Synthesis of Color of Wealth data with publicly-available data sources, such as the Census and geographical data on public amenities and redlining 
• Learn UI/UX principles and work with data visualization firm on design of interactive data visualizations 

WORK MODE

Hybrid/Split – Employees hired for this position have regularly scheduled, consistent percentage of time on campus (ex 1-4x/week) and also work some of the time remotely. 

SALARY

$22.08 per hour

Start Date: November 20, 2023

End Date: May 15, 2024

Hours Per Week: 10-15 hours/week

Minimum Qualifications:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Currently enrolled at The New School
• Ability to work 10-15 hours per week
• Proficiency with a data analysis application: STATA or R is ideal; Python is OK 
• We will provide necessary software licenses
• Demonstrated ability to work with Census data
• Ability to prioritize, problem-solve, and meet deadlines autonomously
• Detail-orientation and the ability to carefully document your data analysis process 
• Familiarity with workplace communications tools like email, Excel, and Word

Preferred Qualifications: Job Family: Office of the Provost