Replication Lab Coordinator & Research Assistant Hybrid

The School of Industrial and Labor Relations and the Law School at Cornell University are excited to announce the opening of a full-time benefits eligible Replication Lab Coordinator & Research Assistant (Research Aide IV). This position is based in the Labor Dynamics Institute (LDI) with joint appointment in the Law School.

The Team

LDIs mission is to create and make accessible novel data on the dynamics of the labor markets and conduct research in the field of labor and behavioral economics. We work with research networks and statistical agencies developing appropriate statistics to inform policy makers researchers and simply people seeking knowledge. We emphasize and meet the requirements of stakeholders: users as well as providers balancing the utility of the data with the confidentiality of the people and businesses whose activities the data describe. We conduct research with multiple partners including the Cornell Law School.

The Opportunity

This full-time position combines two complementary roles supporting research at Cornell University. Seventy-five percent of the appointment (30 hours per week) supports the research functions of the Labor Dynamics Institute (LDI) within the ILR School Outreach Division. Twenty-five percent (10 hours per week) is in a research assistant role supporting Professor Eleanor Wilking who holds joint appointments in the Law School and in Economics.

In the LDI role the position reports to the LDI Executive the research assistant role the position reports directly to Professor Wilking.

LDI Replication Lab Coordinator

Working alongside Dr. Lars Vilhuber Data Editor for the American Economic Association the LDI Replication Lab Coordinator role involves close collaboration with the Data Editor to supervise student workers work independently on replication projects and serve as a team leader to a team of student replication researches. Responsibilities include research writing and analysis; independent academic replication; project planning and coordination.

Research Assistant in Law and Economics

In the role of pre-doctoral research assistant to Professor Wilking responsibilities include a wide range of research tasks such as identifying and cleaning data conducting preliminary data analysis developing literature reviews and short research writing assignments and contributing to the preparation of presentation slides and draft manuscripts.

Both roles require strong organizational skills the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and the capacity to prioritize competing deadlines. The successful candidate will be able to work independently with minimal supervision while thriving in a fast-paced collaborative and team-oriented research environment.

Preferred start date of July 1 2026 (semi-flexible). This is a term position with initial appointment through June 30 2028. Position may be reappointed with approval based upon available funding and work. Position is contingent on funding by the sponsor which is renewed annually.

No relocation assistance or visa sponsorship provided for this position.

We require these qualifications:

• Associates degree in related field.
• Two to three years of research experiencecan be part time and/or in fulfillment of academic requirements.
• Experience with independent academic reproducibility tasks.
• Knowledge debugging of computer code commonly used in social science research.
• Demonstrated capability with preparation of well-written concise error-free reporting skills.
• Knowledge of empirical social science data analysis using statistical software is required.
• Proficiency with at least one of Stata R or Matlab is required 95% of work is with these languages. Advanced training in these languages will be provided on-the-job but basic proficiency is expected.
• Experience with the Windows Desktop environment.
• Experience with Git and the command line (Linux Mac or Powershell) are required.
• Able to communicate professionally with staff of journal editorial offices ability to communicate via email and various online manuscript and task management systems (Jira ScholarOne Bitbucket). Training in these online systems may be provided.
• Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with students faculty staff and community members.
• Familiarity with scientific style writing.
• Competency using major research search engines and databases e.g. Google Scholar ScienceDirect JSTOR etc.
• Basic knowledge of causal inference techniques (e.g. difference-in-difference regression discontinuity).
• Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive working relationships with students faculty staff and community members.

You will be a top candidate with our preferred qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in related field strongly preferred.
• Prior experience supervising students / research assistants is preferred.
• Prior experience supporting original academic research is preferred.
• Knowledge of LaTex preferred.

ILR School appreciates employees by providing the opportunity to work a 4:1 campus-to-home hybrid schedule after a period of orientation and acclimation.

More information about the ILR School can be obtained at our web site and the Law School at

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  University Job Title:

  Research Aide IV

  Job Family:

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  Level:

  D

  Pay Rate Type:

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  Pay Range:

  $26.00 - $30.05

  Remote Option Availability:

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