Student Assistant - Research Assistant

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA United States

Student Assistant - Research Assistant

Position Title:

Student Assistant - Research Assistant

Position Type:

Student (Fixed Term)

Hiring Range:

$18.20 hourly

Pay Frequency:

Hourly

The Research Project:

Background:

Marketing and Advertising analytics are an important and growing field that require a

sophisticated understanding of marketing, advertising, data structures and data analysis

capabilities.

This research project is a very exciting cutting-edge project at the forefront of advertising

experimentation and machine learning in a field setting.

The skills and exposure acquired from the project will be relevant to almost any company that

executes digital marketing at scale.

The Professors:

Professor Kirthi Kalyanam, Santa Clara University, Professor Sridhar Narayanan Stanford

University, Professor Navdeep Sahni Stanford University and Professor Guenter Hitsch,

University of Chicago

The Research Assistant will work Primarily with Professor Kirthi Kalyanam and Professor Sridhar

Narayanan.

The Professors are world renowned and leading edge thinkers in the field of digital and

quantative marketing and economics. They all subscribe to and are trained in "The Chicago

Tradition" of rigorous data driven research.

The Research Topic:

Retargeting of Display Advertising. The Professors have completed a field experiment with

company for the retargeting of display advertising.

Data Sets

The professors have collected various types of data on advertising reponse and site traffic. The

data are somewhat structured and in various locations.

The Task:

1. Consolidate all data sets and sources on github.

2. Create relevant documentation

3. Start running additional analysis using R and / or Python.

Required Skills:

1. Intellectual curiosity

2. Prior data analysis experience in an industry setting.

3. Working knowledge of Git hub.

4. Working knowledge of R and Python.

5. Working knowledge of AWS and other environments.

EEO Statement?

Santa Clara University is an equal opportunity employer. For a complete copy of Santa Clara University's equal opportunity and nondiscrimination policies, see http://www.scu.edu/title-ix/policies-reports/

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972

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Americans with Disabilities Act

Santa Clara University affirms its commitment to employ qualified individuals with disabilities within the workplace and to comply with the Americans with Disability Act. All applicants desiring an accommodation should contact the https://www.scu.edu/phonebook/Department-of-Human-Resources, and 408-554-5750 and request to speak to Indu Ahluwalia by phone at 408-554-5750 or by email at mailto:iahluwalia@scu.edu.

Telecommute

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Requirements

Start Date: No Start Date
Education: Varied (See Description)
Work Experience: 0 - 2 years
Part/Full Time: Part-Time

Contact / Additional Information

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