• Hourly Research Analyst

    New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark, NJ)


    Title:

    Hourly Research Analyst

    Department:

    Informatics

    Reports To:

    Distinguished Professor

    Position Type:

    Staff

    Position Summary:

    Seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Research Assistant to support a project focused on understanding the impact of social media influencers. The project aims to analyze the influence of social media networks on combating online hate. The successful candidate will play a key role in data collection, analysis, and interpretation using advanced AI and computational methods. This position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research in the field of social media influence and its broader societal implications.

    Essential Functions:

    - Assist in designing and implementing research methodologies for the study of social media influencers' impact.

     

    - Develop and maintain scripts and code to scrape, clean, and analyze large datasets from social media platforms.

     

    - Apply Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques to extract and analyze textual data from social media posts, comments, and other user-generated content.

     

    - Collaborate with the research team to identify key metrics and indicators of social media influence.

     

    - Contribute to the interpretation of data and preparation of reports, presentations, and academic publications.

     

    - Conduct literature reviews and summaries.

    Prerequisite Qualifications:

    - Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, with experience in developing code.

     

    - Some knowledge of Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques and tools (e.g., LLM, NLTK, spaCy).

     

    - Experience with social media data collection and analysis, including familiarity with APIs and web scraping.

     

    - Ability to work independently, manage time effectively, and contribute to a collaborative research environment.

     

    - Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

     

    - Experience in social media research.

     

    - Some background in psychology, sociology, marketing, or a related field.

     

    -At the university's discretion, the education and experience prerequisites may be exempted where the candidate can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the university, an equivalent combination of education and experience specifically preparing the candidate for success in the position.

    Salary Information:

    In compliance with the NJ Pay Transparency Law, the hourly rate for this position is $16.00 (USD). NJIT considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses or other items.

    FLSA:

    Non-Exempt

     

    Part-Time