Dear students,

 

As KDI School sets out to lead the research environment in Sejong, Research Labs have been the center of collaborative research within KDI School. 

Ten labs are currently operating, and seven labs are now looking for a highly motivated individual who will work as a research assistant. 

Please refer to the following details:

 

Research Labs

 

#	Lab	Research Field	Lab leaders
1	Impact Evaluation Lab (IE Lab)	Impact evaluation, development cooperation, empirical analysis on social policies	Taejong Kim
2	Inclusive Finance and Growth Lab (IFG Lab)	Inclusive finance and economic development of developing countries and emerging markets	Wook Sohn
3	Experiment Lab for Public Management Research (EXPMR)	Adopting experiments in public management research	Cheol Liu
4	Data Economy Research Lab(DER Lab)	Realizing data economy: smart cities, FinTech, and open government	Man Cho
5	Governance, Leadership and Management Lab (GLM Lab)	Leadership, urban governance, and sharing economy	Soonhee Kim
6	Open Government and Innovation Lab (OGI Lab)	Digital transformation, open government, public sector modernization and innovation, public communication and the media ecosystem	Taejun Lee
7	Conflict and Development Lab (CaD Lab)	Interplay between conflict and development	Chrysostomos Tabakis

 

 

2. Position Overview

 

a. Scope of work

RAs will serve both as research assistants and administrative assistants for lab activities as a member of the lab.

For more information on the Labs, please check here.

 

b. Eligibility

Full-time students (in their 1st ~ 3rd terms) of KDI School who are enrolled in Master’s program,with preferences on students who are without full scholarship benefits

Statistical skills using various statistical software (e.g. STATA, R, Python) would be an asset.

 

c. Payment: KRW 700,000 (before tax) per month in the form of a working scholarship

 

d. Required documents

CV

 

e. Recruiting process

After applicants submit their application, each lab may arrange an interview with the shortlist of applicants to identify the best candidate for their lab activities. The final result will be announced in the late August. The term of RA position will be from September 2021 to February 2022 and can be extended to August 2022 based on your performance. We expect all RAs to be enrolled in KDIS master’s program during their employment.

 

 

3. How to apply

 

Please submit the required documents and answers via the link below.

 

Deadline: All applications should be submitted by 6:00 PM, August 16, 2021.

LINK: https://forms.gle/mbdvW9ajz6HJSmcq6

 

In alignment with nationwide recommendations on social distancing, please contact us via e-mails only!

 

Research Planning Division odric.rpd@gmail.com