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Research Associate, Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)

Filed under GSLIS Jobs and Opportunities
Posted by GSLIS, October 20, 2007
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Entry level Research Associate position.

Come join a team of highly motivated researchers who support the information needs of CSC employees on a global scale.

Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) is seeking to hire a Research Associate. This entry level position offers unique opportunity for someone new to the research business. This position will allow you to learn all of the tools of the trade while you conduct internal and external market, business and technical searches, prepare synopses and presentations of results and evaluate new research tools to be used by the department and CSC as a whole. This position is the first line of defense for incoming inquiries and identifies and locates pertinent information in support of basic research inquiries. The Research Associate handles the day-to-day management of the department’s request workflow system, including determining deadlines, request purpose and other relevant details.

Requirements:
Critical Knowledge: Factiva, Dialog, Lexis-Nexis, Invextext, major market research vendors including Gartner, IDC, Forrester, Internet sources and other business databases; Standard information center business and industry resources; business and technology taxonomy.

Other: Need to be able to work in a collaborative, virtual environment; Must have strong interpersonal and time management skills and commitment to lifelong learning of new skills.

Computer Sciences Corporation is a leading provider of information technology services to commercial and government markets worldwide. It takes a winning combination of deep technical expertise and results-oriented technology to earn the trust of some of the world’s biggest commercial and government organizations. CSC has consistently built upon decades of experience to deliver results in the global information technology marketplace. Some of the largest, most complex systems in use today were built and continue to be operated by CSC. Our 78,000 professionals integrate technologies and solutions across industries to create the Best Total SolutionTM— uniquely customized to meet the individual business goals of our clients.

This position is located at the CSC office in Waltham, MA. Please send resume to researchnetwork@csc.com.