Replication Lab Coordinator & Research Assistant -- Hybrid

Cornell University • Ithaca, NY

6d • $26 - $30 • Hybrid

About The Position

This position is based in Ithaca, NY, within the ILR School on the campus of Cornell University. The School of Industrial and Labor Relations and the Law School at Cornell University are excited to announce the opening of a full-time, benefits eligible Replication Lab Coordinator & Research Assistant (Research Aide IV) . This position is based in the Labor Dynamics Institute (LDI), with joint appointment in the Law School. The Team LDI’s mission is to create and make accessible novel data on the dynamics of the labor markets, and conduct research in the field of labor and behavioral economics. We work with research networks and statistical agencies, developing appropriate statistics to inform policy makers, researchers, and simply people seeking knowledge. We emphasize and meet the requirements of stakeholders: users as well as providers, balancing the utility of the data with the confidentiality of the people and businesses whose activities the data describe. We conduct research with multiple partners, including the Cornell Law School. The Opportunity This full-time position combines two complementary roles supporting research at Cornell University. Seventy-five percent of the appointment (30 hours per week) supports the research functions of the Labor Dynamics Institute (LDI) within the ILR School Outreach Division. Twenty-five percent (10 hours per week) is in a research assistant role, supporting Professor Eleanor Wilking, who holds joint appointments in the Law School and in Economics. In the LDI role, the position reports to the LDI Executive Director. In the research assistant role, the position reports directly to Professor Wilking. LDI Replication Lab Coordinator Working alongside Dr. Lars Vilhuber, Data Editor for the American Economic Association, the LDI Replication Lab Coordinator role involves close collaboration with the Data Editor to supervise student workers, work independently on replication projects, and serve as a team leader to a team of student replication researches. Responsibilities include research, writing and analysis; independent academic replication; project planning and coordination. Research Assistant in Law and Economics In the role of pre-doctoral research assistant to Professor Wilking, responsibilities include a wide range of research tasks such as identifying and cleaning data, conducting preliminary data analysis, developing literature reviews and short research writing assignments, and contributing to the preparation of presentation slides and draft manuscripts. Both roles require strong organizational skills, the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, and the capacity to prioritize competing deadlines. The successful candidate will be able to work independently with minimal supervision while thriving in a fast-paced, collaborative, and team-oriented research environment. Preferred start date of July 1, 2026 (semi-flexible). This is a term position with initial appointment through June 30, 2028. Position may be reappointed with approval based upon available funding and work. Position is contingent on funding by the sponsor, which is renewed annually. No relocation assistance or visa sponsorship provided for this position.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in related field.
• Two to three years of research experience—can be part time and/or in fulfillment of academic requirements.
• Experience with independent academic reproducibility tasks.
• Knowledge debugging of computer code commonly used in social science research.
• Demonstrated capability with preparation of well-written, concise, error-free reporting skills.
• Knowledge of empirical social science data analysis using statistical software is required.
• Proficiency with at least one of Stata, R or Matlab is required, 95% of work is with these languages. Advanced training in these languages will be provided on-the-job, but basic proficiency is expected.
• Experience with the Windows Desktop environment.
• Experience with Git and the command line (Linux, Mac, or Powershell) are required.
• Able to communicate professionally with staff of journal editorial offices, ability to communicate via email and various online manuscript and task management systems (Jira, ScholarOne, Bitbucket). Training in these online systems may be provided.
• Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members.
• Familiarity with scientific style writing.
• Competency using major research search engines and databases, e.g. Google Scholar, ScienceDirect, JSTOR etc.
• Basic knowledge of causal inference techniques (e.g. difference-in-difference, regression discontinuity).
• Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in related field strongly preferred.
• Prior experience supervising students / research assistants is preferred.
• Prior experience supporting original academic research is preferred.
• Knowledge of LaTex preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervise student workers
• Work independently on replication projects
• Serve as a team leader to a team of student replication researches
• Research, writing and analysis
• Independent academic replication
• Project planning and coordination
• Identifying and cleaning data
• Conducting preliminary data analysis
• Developing literature reviews and short research writing assignments
• Contributing to the preparation of presentation slides and draft manuscripts

Benefits

• Cornell receives national recognition as an award-winning workplace for our health, wellbeing, and sustainability.
• Our benefits programs include comprehensive health care options, generous retirement contributions, access to wellness programs, and employee discounts with local and national retail brands.
• Our leave provisions include health and personal leave, three weeks of vacation and 13 holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, and an end of the year winter break from December 25-January 1.
• To offer greater flexibility for observing faiths and traditions we also offer two additional floating holidays.
• Cornell's impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program, tuition aid for external education, and Cornell Children's Tuition Assistance Program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree