Project Description:

Professor Liz McKenna seeks a research assistant with data skills and an interest in civic engagement, collective action, and social movements in the United States.
 

Tasks and Deliverables:

• The selected RA will be involved in improving the data quality of the most comprehensive dataset on the contact information of civic opportunity organizations in the United States.
• The selected RA will be involved in assisting the design and distribution of the largest survey on civic opportunity organizations in the United States.

• The work will be supervised by Professor Liz McKenna (Harvard Kennedy School) and Jae Yeon Kim (Johns Hopkins University).

Desired Qualifications and Experience:

• Interest in civic engagement, collective action, and social movements in the United States
• Experience in wrangling data, especially manipulating characters (e.g., regular expressions), using Python/R
• Experience in programming and distributing surveys via Qualtrics

 
Eligibility: Harvard graduate or master’s degree students are eligible to apply.

Duration: 2023-2024 academic year

Anticipated time commitment: Negotiable and results-focused (up to 20 hours per week)

Compensation: $21 – $25/hour

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