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Job Description: The Bureau of Business Research (BBR) is hiring for its Bureau Scholars Program. Undergraduate students are invited to apply for an intensive research experience, working on either a Bureau project or an economic research project of their own design. The goal of the Bureau Scholars Program is to provide students with an opportunity to work on advanced economic research at the undergraduate level. Employment as a Bureau Scholar provides opportunities to develop written research reports and make presentations (including a poster session at the research fair, and potentially a BBR Webinar). Scholars attend monthly seminars on advanced research topics designed to enhance their technical skills. Faculty and others working at the Bureau work closely with students on all projects. Students are paid a competitive wage by the Bureau and work 10-15 hours per week.
Preference will be shown to students with a major in the College of Business, economics or agricultural economics, although others are welcome to apply. To apply for the position, please submit a cover letter and a current resume. Please make sure to include current cumulative GPA as well as relevant technical skills and courses taken (e.g., statistics, programming, or other computer skills, econometrics).
The UNL Bureau of Business Research is a leading source for analysis and information on the Nebraska, Midwest, and National economy. The Bureau conducts both contract and sponsored research on the economy of Nebraska and its communities including: 1) economic and fiscal benefit analysis; 2) models of the structure and comparative advantage of the current economy; 3) economic, fiscal, and demographic outlooks, and 4) assessments of how economic policy affects industry, labor markets, infrastructure, and the standard of living. The Bureau also competes for research funding from federal government agencies and private foundations from around the nation and contributes to the academic mission of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln through scholarly publication and the education of students.
About Nebraska Bureau of Business Research:
The Bureau of Business Research (BBR) is an economic and business research entity of the College of Business at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Located in the Department of Economics, the BBR exists to accomplish two primary purposes. First, it provides value-added data on economic conditions, and conducts original economic research on the Nebraska, Great Plains, and national economy. Second, the BBR provides faculty members with additional opportunity for economic research and trains students of economics and business in the conduct of research on timely economic and business topics. The BBR regularly publishes reports summarizing its sponsored research studies and also publishes outlooks and analyses in the newsletter The Nebraska Economy. bbr.unl.edu