Research Assistant - Improving Cyber-Early Warning Systems
Professor V.S. Subrahmanian (Buffett Institute for Global Affairs & McCormick School of Engineering) and Professor Daniel W. Linna Jr. (Pritzker School of Law & McCormick School of Engineering) are seeking a TGS PhD student in their 3rd, 4th, or 5th year with strong data analysis skills to work as a research assistant for 20 hours per week for four quarters beginning the Fall 2022 quarter to assist with a Cyber-EarlyWarning Systems project.
The goal of this project is to develop a data-driven, statistically rigorous framework for assessing and improving the state of cyber-early warning systems in the US. This Data Analysis RA and an RA from Pritzker School of Law will work together to gather necessary data to complete the assessment. The Law RA will take the lead in drafting Freedom of Information Act requests to gather data. The Data Analysis RA will build out the databases needed and the statistical analysis models to better understand and assess the state of cyber-early warning systems. Both RAs will work together with the PIs (Professors Subrahmanian and Linna) to analyze and make recommendations for improving cyber-early warning systems in the US. The final result of this study will be a publicly available report.
What qualities we are seeking
- Curiosity, intuition, and professionalism
- Quantitative research skills
- Statistics skills
- Appropriate programming skills, such as Python or R
- Database design experience
- Significant experience working with data in a variety of formats, including in Excel
- Significant data handling and cleaning experience
- An organized mindset (you love to keep things neat and orderly)
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
What you will gain
- Opportunity to work on cutting-edge research in a rapidly growing field
- Opportunity to contribute to a high-impact, high visibility publication
- Improved quantitative research skills
- Improved written and oral communication and analytical skills
- $3,200/month stipend, as well as tuition support, for the four quarters of the assistantship.
Apply ASAP
- Please submit your Curriculum Vitae and a statement of interest as soon as possible to:
- Professor V.S. Subrahmanian at vss@northwestern.edu and
- Professor Dan Linna at daniel.linna@law.northwestern.edu.
- In your email subject line, please state: Application: Research Assistant - Improving Cyber-Early Warning Systems