Social Science Research Assistants
Assist social scientists in laboratory, survey, and other social science research. May help prepare findings for publication and assist in laboratory analysis, quality control, or data management.
Also called: Research Assistant, Research Associate, Research Specialist, Social Research Assistant
Knowledge:
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
- administrative services
- customer service
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Skills:
- reading work related information
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Abilites:
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
- order or arrange things
- use rules to solve problems
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.
They do well at jobs that need
- Dependability
- Cooperation
- Attention to Detail
- Independence
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Integrity
Technology:
Analytical or scientific software
Data base user interface and query software
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft SQL Server
Graphics or photo imaging software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
- Graphics software
