Research Assistant Atrocity Prevention and Protection of Civilians
Research Assistant Atrocity Prevention and Protection of Civilians
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Who We Are
Peace is our commitment. The United States Institute of Peace represents the American peoples shared values and commitment to peace worldwide. We know that Peace is Security it advances both U.S. and international security by preventing managing and mitigating violent conflict.
We are an independent nonpartisan institution and are actively engaged with peacebuilding efforts worldwide. Together we tackle the most challenging problems and hold fast to the possibility of a more peaceful world. To learn more about USIP programs and job openings go to you have a passion for making the world a better place and want to have a frontrow seat on the world stage USIP is the place for you.
JOB BRIEF
The U.S. Institute of Peace is seeking two 2 research assistants from January to June 2025. As a part of the Governance Justice and Security (GJS) team at the U.S. Institute of Peace these positions will provide vital support to the Institutes efforts to develop and promote improved knowledge tools and policy recommendations for more effective strategies policies and programs that build sustainable peace. More specifically these positions will support the Institutes efforts to improve the practice of atrocity prevention among justice sector professionals.
The research assistants will conduct research and analysis to support research on whether and how United Nations police forces integrate atrocity prevention in their protection efforts. In addition the research assistants will support USIPs efforts to build a community of practice on atrocity prevention and criminal justice to produce a practitioners guide to atrocity prevention and criminal justice issues and to support and edit USIP publications on atrocity prevention. Responsibilities of this position will include qualitative and quantitative research data collection data analysis and drafting. These positions will be encouraged to synthesize findings from a range of disciplines to support project publications and development of tools.
Work Schedule:20 hours per week during the academic year Up to 40 hours per week when school is not in session
Expected Project Dates: January 2025 June 2025
Pay:$17.00$18.00 per hour
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide research support through data collection literature reviews outreach synthesis and analysis related to atrocity prevention criminal justice reform approaches and protection of civilians;
- Provide communications and writing support to Senior Program Officer and Program Officer including summaries writeups and notetaking at relevant events;
- In collaboration with the Program Officer assist in the drafting and editing of major USIP publications such as the USIP Special Report blogs and op eds; and
- Perform other research and administrative duties as needed to ensure successful implementation of programmatic initiatives.
QUALIFICATIONS
- A Masters Ph.D. or law student studying international relations law international peace and conflict resolution sociology anthropology research methods atrocity prevention or another relevant social science subject.
- Demonstrated interest in the fields of peacebuilding rule of law governance reform approaches and atrocity prevention.
- Strong research skills and the ability to creatively respond to challenging research questions.
- Ability to translate complex themes ideas or data into compelling accessible and informative narratives.
- Excellent organizational communication and collaborative skills and strong attention to detail.
- USIPs Research Assistant program is administered through the Consortium of Universities. Any fulltime university student (local or remote) are eligible for these openings.
All USIP contract and employee positions are contingent upon the favorable completion of a suitability background investigation.
HOW TO APPLY
To be considered for this position please submit a complete application package consisting of:
1. Cover letter
2. Resume
3. A brief writing sample demonstrating your research and writing ability
Only those applicants that are selected for further discussions will be contacted.No Phone Calls. Interviews will be scheduled by appointment only.
USIP is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of USIP to offer equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race color age religion national origin sex marital status disability veteran status sexual orientation gender identity genetic information HIV/AIDS status political affiliations or belief pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by law.
Employment Type
Remote
Company Industry
Key Skills
- Laboratory Experience
- Spss
- Data Collection
- DNA Isolation
- Stata
- Biochemistry
- Qualitative Research Interviewing
- Research Experience
- Statistical Software
- Molecular Biology
- Research Laboratory Experience
- Western Blot
