The University of Chicago Booth School of Business is offering current UMBC undergraduates with an opportunity to apply for a deep immersive experience in research activities in economics.  The program is designed for top undergraduate students with strong quantitative and analytical backgrounds of all majors.  These positions offer a $10,000 Stipend plus Housing. The program has a rolling admission with an absolute deadline of Sunday, January 19th.

UMBC and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business have created a special partnership to provide up to four UMBC undergraduates with this paid summer research experience.

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Choudhary works at DSM as part of his CPT work-study. As an international student, CPT work-study allows him to earn extra money in US dollars, and gain work experience in his field. DSM is a nutritional products company that makes fermentation products. They’re a multinational company with big plans for the future. As part of his work, he helps them with optimizing their processes. Having international work experience immediately after graduation will benefit him greatly when searching for a job.

"I really enjoy being at UMBC and I’m really excited to see what the future holds." - Udit Choudhary

Under general supervision, the incumbent performs moderately complex accounting clerical or bookkeeping tasks to support accounts payable/receivable and auditing function. Post journal entries, process payments, and verifies accuracy of data.

Specific duties include: inputting data, records and verifies details of financial transactions in ledgers and automated systems; review and process financial documents such as invoices and receipts; purchase of all supply request and receiving of Goods and Services for the Library; inputting and retrieving financial transactions into a shadow system (QuickBooks) for monthly reconciliation and other reports; retrieve and process order from the Accounting and Receiving RT system; back up to the Accounting Associate with picking up paychecks and writing receipts for departments with the Library; and perform other duties as assigned, including serving as back for other staff in the department.

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED
• One year accounting clerical experience.
• Working knowledge of bookkeeping principles, mathematical methods and techniques.
• Skilled in performing basic mathematical computations and the use of calculator.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to operate keyboards, personal computers and financial software
• Ability to prepare written records and reports
• Ability to input data accurately
  

Working in the Library Technical Services Bibliographic and Metadata Services Unit, perform database maintenance for Library collections in several databases for materials including but not limited to serials, monographs, and nonprint materials.

Specific duties include: weeding and transferring materials; creation/editing of holdings statements; working with system reports which entails problem solving, reviewing of regular reports, responding to requests for assistance, and coordinating work with other departments; performing copy cataloging in several databases including  Aleph, ContentDM, and OCLC for a variety of materials; creating non-MARC metadata descriptions of a variety of materials and; performing other duties as assigned.

Required Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree and one year of library experience directly related to the primary duties of the position.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience working in Technical Services performing database maintenance work
• Experience with library systems such as ContentDM and OCLC
• Experience working with Ex Libris products preferably Aleph