Undergraduate Program / RA Jobs/Career Planning

Research Assistants

Research Assistant positions are beneficial for those considering graduate studies after their college years. These positions help one develop the analytical skills needed in graduate studies besides providing a clearer picture of how research is pursued in an academic setting.

Several research positions are available each year in the Department of Economics, Graduate School of Business and the National Opinion Research Center (NORC).

Some research positions require data entry skills only which are good positions for first and second year college students. Third and fourth year students typically have the coursework completed that makes them eligible for more analysis based research positions.

Students interested in being considered for a Research Assistant position should self-subscribe to the Research Assistant listserv. All research job openings are listed on the listserv.

https://listhost.uchicago.edu/mailman/listinfo/chicago_economics-researchasst/

Jobs

For those students and alumni seeking jobs in the field of economics we ask that you self-subscribe to our Jobs listserv. Job listings are passed on to the listserv.

https://listhost.uchicago.edu/mailman/listinfo/chicago_economics-jobs/

For those wishing to recruit our economics students please contact Robert Herbst (fherbst@uchicago.edu).

Internships

Internships can also provide useful experience for graduate studies. Internship offerings are available through the University's Career and Placement Services (CAPS). The following link can help begin the search for an internship. http://caps.uchicago.edu/undergrads/internships/