Research Assistant @ Media and Peacebuilding Project


December 18, 2018

 

Location: SMPA (office space provided)
Hours: Up to 20hrs/week
Payment: $15/hr.
Dates: January to May (with possible extension into the summer)


The student researcher will assist the Media and Peacebuilding Project at SMPA.

Primary Tasks

  • Research: gathering information/data through various means, including online and phone research
  • Content analysis and coding media text
  • Data analysis and visualization
  • Writing: website/social media updates

Experience / Preferred Skills

The following skills are preferred, but not necessary to have in order to apply:

  • Experience conducting primary and secondary research, including gathering information over the phone and online
  • Data analysis
  • SPSS (or similar statistics software)
  • WordPress
  • Visualization tools such as Tableau
  • Experience with mapping tools
  • Python

How to Apply

To apply, please send a cover letter and your resume to Dr. Babak Bahador at [email protected].