Research Associate

General:

Sethi Clarity Advisers (SCA) is a boutique financial consulting firm with clients including Morningstar, Fidelity, and Capital Group. SCA’s Founder and CEO is Jasmin Sethi, a lawyer-economist and thought leader with over a decade of experience in the financial services industry. Through her work, Jasmin promotes the financial access, literacy, and empowerment of investors by providing policy, compliance, and business advice to companies in the industry, in addition to taking on entrepreneurial endeavors. You can read more about Sethi Clarity Advisers on our website.

Job Description:

SCA is seeking motivated graduate students for a paid research associate (RA) position. The position is approximately 20-35 hours per week based on availability of the RA. Pay starts at $25/hour with potential to increase. Other incentives and rewards based on performance are also provided and can be discussed during the interview process.

The primary role of the RA is to support the CEO in all policy, compliance, business, thought leadership, administrative, and other projects to help with all aspects of the business. In performing this role, the RA will research and write a variety of materials, analyze data, and participate in meetings. RAs will get tremendous exposure to the financial industry and develop legal, business, communication, and organizational skills. Work is primarily remote but occasional in person meetings are desirable when possible.

Special Considerations:

The CEO is blind. Hence, excellent communication skills and flexibility to assist with visual needs are required. Such needs include acting as a sighted guide when with the CEO in person, taking notes in meetings whether virtual or in person, checking camera angles and aesthetics, and providing other visual assistance as needed. Incidental tasks helping the CEO directly to access information on the internet or dealing with personal email could arise in the course of the work though are not expected to comprise a significant portion of the work.

Qualifications:

Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook, and Adobe is preferred but can be taught.  We are looking for someone who is dedicated, organized, adaptable, and can work professionally both with a small team and independently.

If interested, please email info@sethiclarityadvisers.com with current resume in Word format and an explanation of your availability. We have ongoing needs and prefer longer term commitments.

For more information, please visit www.sethiclarityadvisers.com.