Penn State University · 3 months ago
Loyle Sanchez Part Time Research Assistant
The Pennsylvania State University is seeking a part-time Research Assistant for the Department of Political Science. The role involves contacting international organizations involved in peacebuilding aid networks to gather essential information related to project implementation and organizational relationships.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
The RAs will be contacting international and Colombian organizations active in the peacebuilding aid networks collected in a previous data effort
The RAs will be contacting organizations located at the end of the reported chain of aid delivery to gather information on a) the locations of the project implementation sites, b) any additional organizations in the chain of aid delivery (final recipients) not captured in the reported data, and c) characteristics of the relationship between organizations (e.g. the degree of involvement of local partners)
The appointment is expected to start January 2026 and end by the end before the end of the Spring 2026 semester
Qualification
Required
Contextual knowledge of the aid system in Colombia
Knowledge of research design principles
Company
Penn State University
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