Analyst

NCGrowth helps businesses and communities create good jobs and equitable opportunities through applied research and technical assistance.

NCGrowth is seeking excellent, highly-motivated graduate students with a wide range of skills and professional experiences – business, planning, public policy, environmental sciences, etc – to work on impactful economic development research projects in rural and economically distressed parts of North Carolina.

Analysts have the opportunity to work with NCGrowth staff, university faculty, and community and business leaders on projects such as:
• Conducting a feasibility study for a multi-county food hub
• Assisting a rural community in leveraging natural and cultural assets to promote tourism and economic development
• Determining the financial feasibility of a regional incubator and entrepreneurship center
• Analyzing potential industrial sites for an under resourced county to prioritize investment of limited economic development dollars

Analysts work on a remote basis with occasional required travel. A typical projects consist of 100 hours of work done over the course of the summer or semester, but may extend longer depending on the analyst’s schedule and the project scope. Compensation is $20/hr.