Dear PolMeth Community: Please see the job opportunity below. This would be a great opportunity for a great masters student or a PostBacc with strong technical skills. --------------------- We are seeking a research project manager for a Carnegie Corporation funded project supervised by Drs. Jacob Montgomery, Christopher Lucas, Jacob Montgomery, and Margit Tavits, the Transdisciplinary Institute in Applied Data Sciences (TRIADS), and the Department of Political Science at Washington University in St. Louis. The project examines politicians’ use of populist rhetoric across the world’s democracies in order to understand its origins, mode of spread, and consequences to the democratic process and stability. The project draws on a massive new dataset of social media posts by politicians and political parties around the world and will also include original surveys in four democracies. This position will expose the individual to a wide array of theories and methods in political science and data science, providing a unique opportunity to develop research skills and engage in professional development with a large, collaborative team. It would be a good fit for individuals aiming to gain intensive research skills including text analysis, computer vision, causal inference, and survey/experimental design. We are looking for a hard-working, detail-oriented, highly motivated, and highly organized individual with a bachelor’s or master’s degree and skills in task management and data collection. Skills in database management are a plus, but can be learned as part of training. The start date is negotiable in Spring 2024. *Core Responsibilities* The emphasis of this position is on research group coordination and project management including the following: • organizing the research group’s workflow, i.e., keeping track of the various tasks and sub-projects of the research group, setting deadlines, managing time, taking pro-active steps to help keep the project on track • conducting data cleaning, management, and basic analyses • helping with training and supervising undergraduate research assistants on study-related tasks • completing administrative duties (e.g., maintaining IRB applications, interacting with survey firms and hired contractors, purchasing, etc.) *Minimum Requirements: *Bachelor’s degree in the social sciences, data science, computer science, statistics, or related field (upon job start date), basic knowledge of research and statistics, good communication and organization skills, working well in a team and independently. *Preferred Qualifications:* Masters degree in a relevant field of study (data science, social sciences, computers science, etc.) and 1-2 years of relevant research and/or administrative experience. *How to Apply* To apply for this position, please navigate to https://tinyurl.com/wtd4scyb. Interested applicants *should include their CV/resume that lists three references as well as a 1-page cover letter describing their interest in the position and relevant expertise.* Applications will be reviewed starting on December 1st until the position is filled. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from candidates who are committed to contributing to this goal. ---------------------------------------------- Jacob M. Montgomery (he/him/his) Director, Transdisciplinary Institute in Applied Data Science (TRIADS) Professor, Department of Political Science Washington University in St. Louis Email: [log in to unmask] Zoom: https://wustl.zoom.us/my/jacobmontgomery ************************************************************** Political Methodology E-Mail List Editors: Yuan (Cecilia) Sui and Gechun Lin <[log in to unmask]> ************************************************************** Send messages to [log in to unmask] To join the list, cancel your subscription, or modify your subscription settings visit: https://www.cambridge.org/core/membership/spm/mailing-list **************************************************************