[Hiring] Economics (Student Trainee) @Economic Research Service

Role Description

Make an impact while you learn. The Semester of Service Program offers students a volunteer project-based opportunity to support real Federal missions, gaining hands-on experience and career-ready skills. Students must be enrolled at least half-time in an accredited trade school, technical/vocational institute, junior college, college, university, or other accredited educational institution.

With this project, you'll support a program through collecting, cleaning, and organizing policy data.

• Collect, clean, and organize State level Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) policy information using Stata and Excel to update the ERS SNAP Policy Database.
• Contribute to economics research projects examining the effects of SNAP participation or policy changes on nutrition-related and other outcomes.
• Draft or contribute to development of outreach products related to SNAP policy and/or nutrition outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience in writing, editing, MS Excel, and STATA.
• Skills in searching for information, organization, and communication.
• Experience in R is a bonus.

Requirements

• Must be enrolled not less than half-time in an accredited trade school, technical or vocational institute, junior college, college, university, or other accredited educational institution.
• Must be in good academic standing as defined by your institution.
• Attach a copy of your transcripts to your application package for verification.