Who: Government Finance Research Center
What: Work on a research project funded by UIC’s Government Finance Research Center:
- Prepare literature reviews on topics related to municipal revenue forecasting, debt management, and capital assets
- Assist with quantitative data collection using sources like Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports (CAFRs) and the EMMA-MSRB database
- Gather qualitative data from newspaper articles, published reports, and key informants in local government, consulting, and bond underwriting
- Analyze qualitative and quantitative data
- Attend weekly project meetings with supervisors
- Assist with writing research reports and blog posts
- Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned
Minimum Qualifications
- Enrolled graduate student at UIC
Desired Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Excellent data management and analytical skills
- Persistence in gathering raw data from different public and proprietary sources
- Ability to meet deadlines and work independently and expediently
- Ability to work effectively with supervisors
- Intermediate to advanced proficiency with Excel (and basic knowledge of Tableau)
- Ability to code and analyze qualitative data using software (e.g., NVivo; Scrivner)
- Knowledge of and interest in the following topics: public finance, asset management, municipal debt, revenue projections, tax policy, capital budgeting
Supervisors: Rachel Weber, Professor of Urban Planning and Policy
Renee Tapp, Urban Studies Foundation Post-Doctoral Scholar, Urban Planning and Policy
Work hours and Benefits
Hours: 20 hours per week (50% RA Position)
Monthly salary of $2,290 + tuition waiver
Position is for Spring semester 2021 and will be renewed for the Summer term 2021 based on
satisfactory work performance and funding availability
For priority consideration, please submit a resume and brief letter of interest to Dr. Weber
(rachelw@uic.edu) by December 4, 2020.
The University of Illinois at Chicago is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer.
Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
The University of Illinois may conduct background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance
of a contingent offer. Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit
Reporting Act.
