Hourly Research Analyst

Title:
Hourly Research Analyst

Department:
Informatics

Reports To:
Distinguished Professor

Position Type:
Staff

Position Summary:
Seeking a motivated and
detail-oriented Research Assistant to support a project focused on understanding
the impact of social media influencers. The project aims to analyze the
influence of social media networks on combating online hate. The successful
candidate will play a key role in data collection, analysis, and interpretation
using advanced AI and computational methods. This position offers an exciting
opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research in the field of social media
influence and its broader societal implications.

Essential Functions:
- Assist in designing and
implementing research methodologies for the study of social media influencers'
impact.
- Develop and maintain scripts and
code to scrape, clean, and analyze large datasets from social media platforms.
- Apply Natural Language
Processing (NLP) techniques to extract and analyze textual data from social
media posts, comments, and other user-generated content.
- Collaborate with the research
team to identify key metrics and indicators of social media influence.
- Contribute to the interpretation
of data and preparation of reports, presentations, and academic publications.
- Conduct literature reviews and
summaries. Prerequisite Qualifications:
- Proficiency in programming
languages such as Python, with experience in developing code.
- Some knowledge of Natural
Language Processing (NLP) techniques and tools (e.g., LLM, NLTK, spaCy).
- Experience with social media
data collection and analysis, including familiarity with APIs and web scraping.
- Ability to work independently,
manage time effectively, and contribute to a collaborative research
environment.
- Excellent written and verbal
communication skills.
- Experience in social media
research.
- Some background in psychology,
sociology, marketing, or a related field.
-At the university's discretion, the education and experience prerequisites may be exempted where the candidate can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the university, an equivalent combination of education and experience specifically preparing the candidate for success in the position. Salary Information:
In compliance with the NJ Pay Transparency Law, the hourly rate for this position is $16.00 (USD). NJIT considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses or other items.

FLSA:
Non-Exempt
Part-Time