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Part-Time RA Opportunities

Participating universities and research institutions offer a variety of part-time RA opportunities. All of the positions below are either part-time or short-term (in the case of summer programs or assistantships). Some opportunities are geared towards current undergraduates while others are more appropriate for those who have already received a BA. The postings below are not PREDOC consortium positions, but are positions at each university or institution, and job seekers must separately apply to each posting to be considered. Job seekers in need of reasonable accommodation to complete the application process should contact the institution directly.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

If interested, please use the sign-up form to be emailed directly when positions in your field of interest open. You can learn more about these fields here.  PIs looking to hire part-time RAs can email info@predoc.org to advertise on our website.  We also encourage all PIs to use our resume book of students who have completed PREDOC initiatives. (Resume book last updated on 7/8/2023)

This page is focused on part-time opportunities students/recent grads can apply to during the year.  However, the majority of paid fellowships and programs geared towards undergraduate research development occur in the Summer. While you may spot some of these application deadlines on this page, please check out our Other Programs page for more information related to these opportunities.

Open to current undergraduates:

  • Research Assistant: "Climate-smart" Blue Foods Academic Internship Program: Public Policy and Economics
    Sponsoring Researchers: COS staff as well as project partners from the Stockholm Resilience Centre.
    Sponsoring Institution: The Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions (COS), Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
    Fields of research: Engineering, computer science, political science, design and business.
    Deadline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning on November 29, 2023. The position will remain open until filled
    Job Posting
  • Data Analytics Intern
    Institution: International Baccalaureate
    Fields of research: Data analytics, computer science
    Deadline: Applications will be accepted until December 22nd, 2023 and the application review process will begin on January 2nd, 2024.
    Location: Washington DC Global Centre
    Job Posting
  • Research Assistant for WiEP x IEA Podcast (research and communications-based tasks)
    Institution: Women in Econ/Policy
    Fields of research: Conduct research on various development, policy, and economic topics; assist in pre-production and post-production; communications
    Deadline: Rolling
    Job Posting
  • Academic Internship Program: Public Policy and Economics
    Institution: The Fund for American Studies
    Fields of research: Public policy and economics research
    Early Admissions Deadline: December 5
    Job Posting
    For more summer programs like this
  • Student Trainee (Social Science)
    Institution: U.S. Census Bureau
    Fields of research: Research projects involving the compilation, evaluation, and interpretation of geographical and statistical information on regions, metropolitan areas, and locales; Population data
    Deadline:The announcement will close at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the date the first (150) applicants are received or on December 29, 2023
    Job Posting
  • Research Assistant - Intern
    Institution: Resolution Economics
    Fields of research: Economic, statistical, financial, and litigation analysis
    Deadline:
    Job Posting
  • Research Intern, Social Finance Institute (Part-Time)
    Institution: Social Finance Institute
    Fields of research: Microeconomics, econometrics, data analysis, and outcomes-based financing.
    Deadline: Rolling
    Job Posting
  • Algorithm Development--Undergraduate Summer Internship at USARIEM
    Institution: The US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM)
    Fields of research: Health technologies, computational science, engineering
    Deadline: Rolling
    Job Posting
  • National Education Association Research Intern: Education Policy and Implementation Center (Winter/Spring 2024)
    Institution: National Education Association
    Fields of research: Education, Sociology, Public Policy, Applied Statistics, and Advocacy
    Deadline: Rolling
    Job Posting
  • Part-time Project Assistant
    Institution: The University of Chicago Crime Lab and Education Lab
    Fields of research: Support rigorous research efforts to design, test, and scale programs and policies that enhance public safety, improve educational outcomes, and advance justice.
    Deadline: Rolling
    Job Posting
  • 2024 DOE Scholars Program
    Institution: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
    Fields of research: Artificial Intelligence, environmental studies, clean Energy and Renewable Sources: Wind, Solar, Geothermal, Biomass and Hydropower, energy efficiency and storage, management and operations, etc.!
    Deadline: February 2024
    For more summer programs like this
    Job posting


Part-time opportunities (ideal for postgrads):

  • Research Assistant: "Climate-smart" Blue Foods
    Sponsoring Researchers: COS staff as well as project partners from the Stockholm Resilience Centre.
    Sponsoring Institution: The Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions (COS), Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
    Fields of Research: Engineering, computer science, political science, design and business.
    Deadline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning on November 29, 2023. The position will remain open until filled
    Job Posting
  • The Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Science, Technology and Policy (STP) Program
    Sponsoring Researchers: DOE staff
    Sponsoring Institution:DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE)
    Fields of Research: Educational and professional development of scientists and engineers interested in energy efficiency and renewable energy policy.
    Deadline: Applications for the STP program are accepted and reviewed all year
    Job Posting
  • Part-Time Research Assistant
    Sponsoring Researcher:Andre Portela Santos, Assistant Professor at CUNEF
    Institution: CUNEF Universidad
    Fields of Research: Machine learning and deep learning for financial applications.
    Deadline: Rolling, apply ASAP for best consideration.
    Programming experience in #python and/or #rstats needed. Experience in Python/R needed. 20 hours/week, 1-year contract.
    Job Posting
  • Part-time Project Assistant
    Institution: The University of Chicago Crime Lab and Education Lab
    Fields of research: Support rigorous research efforts to design, test, and scale programs and policies that enhance public safety, improve educational outcomes, and advance justice.
    Deadline: Rolling
    Job Posting
  • Research Analyst (potential for part-time work)
    Institution: Forecasting Research Institute
    Fields of research: Forecasting research and decision-making, data collection and analyses
    Deadline: We are reviewing applications on a rolling basis and will prioritize applications submitted prior to November 7th 2023.
    Job Posting