Many RA opportunities are ideal for pre-doctoral candidates as these positions represent a powerful opportunity for qualified candidates to expand their research resume before pursuing doctoral studies. Although these positions are not affiliated with the school’s doctoral program, they offer a wide variety of faculty-driven research challenges - from the collection and analysis of data to sourcing and support for academic publications -plus a generous Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) benefit toward pre-requisite courses.

Research Associates are an integral part of the community who typically complete two, 1-year terms with more than one faculty member, supporting analytics, quantitative research, and field research, for a broad range of faculty initiated studies in areas such as finance, strategy, and behavioral science. Appropriate candidates will demonstrate strong GPAs from leading academic institutions, and for some roles, should be familiar with either data manipulation tools such as STATA, Python, MATLAB or R, or other methodologies such as lab experience or experimental design.

Former RAs have told us that the skills they develop in researching, writing, interviewing, analysis, and project management create a springboard to a wide range of options. In addition, a close working relationship with faculty members who are generous teachers and mentors is often cited as one of the greatest advantages of a position.