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Check back soon for RA opportunities for Fall 2026!
Jobs Filled:
Research Assistant for the Institute for Policy Research - Summer 2026
Research Assistant for Global Poverty Research Lab (GPRL) Winter 2026
Research Assistant for Professor Kirabo Jackson - Winter 2026
Data Project Associate for the University of Chicago Crime Education Lab
Research Analyst for the University of Chicago Crime Education Lab
Summer Undergraduate Research Assistants Program (SURA) with IPR
Research Assistant for Professor Diego Känzig
RA for the Center for Economic History
RA for Aastha Rajan
RA for Giacomo Marcolin
RA for Luca Zanotti
RA for Netanel Ben-Porath
RA for Ramya Raghavan
RA for Tim Seida
RA for Matteo Ruzzante and Christopher Sims
RA for Devis Decet
RA for Amilcar Velez
RA for Avner Kreps
RA for Filip Obradovic
RA for
Gabriel
Jardanovski
RA for Kellogg Global Poverty Research Lab
RA for the Workforce Science Project
