DIGITAL SOCIOLOGY RESEARCH ASSISTANT/PROJECT MANAGER

Le Centre de recherche sur les inégalités sociales (CRIS – Center for Research in Social Inequalities), at Sciences Po in Paris, is recruiting a part-time Research Assistant/Project Manager for disinformation research. CRIS develops cutting-edge research on social stratification and inequalities.

Duties and Essential Job Functions
The person recruited, above all else, will be a “fixer” who knows how to take initiative and can work independently, performing a variety of research duties and administrative tasks, which may include (but not limited to) the following:

• Organize, recruit, conduct, and code interviews, as needed
• Conduct literature reviews
• Create and visualize descriptive statistics
• Translate social media and other content from French to English, as needed
• Prepare research applications and reports
• Collect and analyze descriptive data
• Summarize project results and prepare progress reports
• Assist with the preparation of scholarly reports, presentations and articles
• Organize public reporting of research including web, talks, travel logistics, etc.
• Prepare, maintain, and update website materials related to the research
• Support budget management, purchases, and reimbursements
• Maintain software management and updates
• Coordinate and communicate administrative details and project files with project team
• Manage and respond to project related email
• Attend seminars and meetings as necessary
  Required Qualifications
• Attention to detail, as well as managing the big picture (a “fixer”)
• Bilingual in French and English
• Ability to work independently and a self-starter
• Willingness to “manage up”: communicating the project’s priorities and seeking feedback, anticipating
  the next steps needed, and ability to offer well-rounded help on a complex project
• Experience with collaborations and working in teams
• Communication and organizing skills on all levels (in-person, phone, online)
• Willingness to learn and expand technical details
  Preferred Qualifications
• Comfort working with and structuring messy digitized data, and translating digitized data to different
  formats (e.g., raw text, json, xml, csv files)
• Knowledge of text encoding and decoding (the machine kind, not the xml kind)
• Some knowledge of data and visualizations
• Data analysis: qualitative and/or quantitative
• Social theory

Based in Paris, this is a part-time, 20 hours/week position for at least 18 months, with the possibility of an extension. Monthly salary starts at 1 600 €/month before social charges with benefits. To apply, please submit a cover letter and CV both in English, as well as a writing sample, and the contact information of three professional references by December 1, 2022 (or until filled) to this application portal.