Kellogg Research Assistant (RA) Application

The Kellogg School of Management provides paid opportunities for Northwestern students or community members to participate in various aspects of the research processes. This survey serves as your application of interest in a RA (research assistant) position. Non-students may be eligible.

The information you provide in this survey will be kept confidential within the Kellogg School of Management and will be subject to the Kellogg School's privacy policy. When or if an opportunity arises that matches your experience, we will notify you from our email RAmatch@kellogg.northwestern.edu.

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Contact information

First name

Last name

NetID

Phone number

Academic information

Graduation

What term/year will you graduate? (e.g. Spring/2026 or n/a)

Major

What is your major or program of study? If you have not decided, write "undecided."

Department preference

Please select the Kellogg department(s) that you are interested in working with. If you are a Kellogg graduate student, please select your current program.

Language

Do you speak any languages other than English? If so, please write them below.

Programming languages and operating systems

How would you rate your expertise with the following programming languages and operating systems? Limited = You can open up the program and run basic set up like commands (e.g., open a file, set up a script, etc.); Fair = You are able to run basic commands (e.g., merging and sorting files for the stats software; Good = You use the program regularly and are familiar with the core functionality; Excellent = You are able to write efficient code.

Software

Additional areas or activities

Data management with statistical packages (e.g., merging datasets, extracting subsamples, etc.)

How would you rate your expertise with data management with statistical packages (e.g., merging datasets, extracting subsamples, etc.)?

Process and code text data (e.g., content analysis, natural language processing, thematic coding)

How would you rate your expertise with process and code text data (e.g., content analysis, natural language processing, thematic coding)?

Programming psychology / behavioral economics tasks (e.g. PsychoPy, zTree, oTree, etc.)

How would you rate your expertise with programming psychology / behavioral economics tasks (e.g. PsychoPy, zTree, oTree, etc.)?

Work Status and Availability

Previous campus job

Have you had a campus job before?

Yes

Current jobs

Please list all other departments on campus through which you are currently working and/or receiving funding, if applicable.

Are you an International Student?

Yes

Federal Work-Study

Do you participate in the Federal Work-Study program?

Yes

Work availability school year

Please indicate your work availability during the Fall, Winter, and Spring terms, in an ordinary week.

Unavailable

Up to 8 hrs

8 to 15 hrs

More than 15 hrs

Work availability summer

Please indicate your work availability during the Summer term, in an ordinary week.

Unavailable

Up to 8 hrs

8 to 15 hrs

More than 15 hrs

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