[Remote] Research Assistant
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The Anti-Defamation League is an anti-hate organization working to combat antisemitism and extremism through advocacy, education, and research. The Research Assistant will support the Associate Director of Research by managing, auditing, and organizing datasets, conducting research on extremist activity, and responding to research requests.
Responsibilities
- Entering a high volume of data collected from multiple independent sources
- Maintaining and organizing repositories of data according to COE guidelines to ensure data accessibility
- Regularly auditing, reviewing and deduplicating data to ensure readiness for major report releases and for regular updates of ADL’s public facing databases
- Conduct and meticulously document research, investigate and monitor extremist movements, groups and individuals and related activity through primary and secondary public sources
- Respond to research requests from COE staff and regional requests for help as needed
Skills
- Significant experience utilizing data management software and technology
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Familiarity and interest in specific extremist-related subject area of concern to ADL to enable appropriate taxonomy and categorization of data
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in teams
- Ability to demonstrate good judgment under pressure
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- The ideal candidate has several years' experience with research, data entry, and complex data sets in an academic or professional setting
- Coursework or projects completed on extremism or related topics
- A degree in Journalism, Political Science, History, Criminal Justice, related field or equivalent work experience
- ADL is a Hybrid work environment requiring 3 days in person
- Flexibility to work additional hours when necessary to complete work assignments
- Established familiarity with issues related to antisemitism and anti-Zionism preferred
- Graduate degree preferred
Benefits
- Hybrid work environment requiring 3 days in person
- ADL will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
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