Claims Conference
Posted 137 days agoVerified live 18h ago
Programming Assistant
Brief overview
New York, NYIn-person
UndergradOr in progress
$25/hrStated minimum
Proficiency in R for statistical computingData cleaning and preparationStatistical modelingData wrangling from SQL-based databasesReproducible analysis workflowsData visualizationRegression analysisStatistical inferenceAnalytical and problem-solving skillsWorking with relational dataWorking with longitudinal or administrative data
About the company
Claims Conferenceclaimscon.org
Claims Conference represents world Jewry in negotiating for compensation and restitution for Holocaust victims and their heirs
Job description
Summary
Claims Conference is a nonprofit organization that secures material compensation for Holocaust survivors around the world. They are seeking a motivated and technically skilled part-time Statistical Programming Assistant to support research, data analysis, and statistical programming on projects related to the study of Holocaust survivor demography and population research.
Responsibilities
- Assist with data cleaning, restructuring, and validation
- Write and maintain R code for data preparation and applied statistical modeling
- Prepare datasets for modeling and analysis
- Create reproducible analysis workflows (R scripts, documentation, organized outputs)
- Prepare summary tables, statistical outputs, and visualizations
- Assist with data extraction and wrangling from SQL-based databases
Skills
- Current or recent student in statistics, biostatistics, econometrics, demography, public health, quantitative social sciences, or related field
- Proficiency in R for statistical computing (e.g., tidyverse, modeling functions, data manipulation)
- Coursework in regression analysis and statistical inference
- Experience cleaning and preparing data for analysis
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Interest in Holocaust studies, Jewish studies, history, demography, or related research areas
- Experience with statistical modeling
- Comfort working with relational data and SQL queries
- Experience working with longitudinal or administrative data
- Interest in applied research and population studies
- Sample code, portfolio, or GitHub link
Qualifications
Must Haves
- Current or recent student in statistics, biostatistics, econometrics, demography, public health, quantitative social sciences, or related field
- Proficiency in R for statistical computing (e.g., tidyverse, modeling functions, data manipulation)
- Coursework in regression analysis and statistical inference
- Experience cleaning and preparing data for analysis
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
Nice to Haves
- Interest in Holocaust studies, Jewish studies, history, demography, or related research areas
- Experience with statistical modeling
- Comfort working with relational data and SQL queries
- Experience working with longitudinal or administrative data
- Interest in applied research and population studies
- Sample code, portfolio, or GitHub link
Benefits
- The Claims Conference offers generous benefits
- Opportunities for professional growth
- Competitive salaries based on geographic location
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