Technical Associate Predoctoral Research Assistant
MIT FutureTech is an interdisciplinary MIT research group studying technical and economic progress in computing and AI.
About MIT FutureTech
Based at MIT CSAIL, FutureTech researches how advances in computing and AI affect scientific progress, productivity, and economic prosperity. Its work combines computer science, economics, and management, and includes public AI-risk data resources and research outputs.
Skills
Candidate Availability
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About the Role
You will assist with academic research on AI progress, AI and science, the future of work, and market structure. You will collect and analyze project data, create data visualizations, prepare research documentation and reports, and support project planning and progress tracking.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in economics or a related field
- Computing
- AI
- Data analysis
- Statistics
- Econometrics
- Theoretical modeling
- Python
- R
- English communication
- Teamwork
Responsibilities
- Assist with academic research on AI progress, AI and science, the future of work, and market structure
- Contribute to grant proposals and research writing
- Collect project data and track program metrics
- Analyze project data and create data visualizations
- Prepare research documentation and reports
- Assist with project planning and progress tracking
Hiring Process
Selected candidates will first be interviewed via Zoom.