Posting Description

RESEARCH SUPPORT ASSOCIATE 2 (RSA), Political Science, to support the research and administrative needs of the Global Diversity Lab at MIT, directed by Professor Evan Lieberman; assist with research on topics related to the challenge of governing diverse societies; will compile literature reviews and maintain bibliographic database, conduct case studies, and write memos; collect, clean, and analyze data; help design and field online surveys; provide feedback and assistance at all stages of research projects; help to disseminate research findings; conduct research for rapid response / policy-related short pieces; perform general administrative duties, including maintaining lab website, organizing lab calendar, ordering catering for weekly meetings, processing expenses, hiring short-term research assistants, providing support for conference and working-group planning, and other miscellaneous tasks; and participate in weekly lab meetings of approximately four faculty and eight PhD students.