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Job Title: Research Analyst, (Research Media and Civic Engagement Ecosystems)
Location: Africa (Remote)
Employment Type: Full-time, Remote
Description
- Successful candidates will join CfA’s transnational CivicSignal research team, which drives analysis of the continent’s media ecosystem and emerging civic technology sector.
- As part of a multinational and multilingual team, you will use digital collaboration tools and natural language processing (NLP) and machine intelligence toolkits to create research reports and datasets for a global audience and international institutional partners.
Required:
- An understanding of media ecosystems and/or digital advocacy and/or digital civic engagement.
- A minimum of one year’s experience in the field, and/or evidence of a substantive research project using ML/NPL/AI analysis tools.
- Proficiency in Python
- Proficiency in statistical analysis and market research, along with related qualitative and quantitative research methods.
- Strong analytical and logical skills, with a demonstrable track record translating data into actionable insights.
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to write for publication, present research insights and shape research proposals.
- A meticulous eye for detail to ensure data integrity and precision.
- The ability to collaborate with a diverse set of multidisciplinary project stakeholders.
- Experience in working with remote, distributed teams with agile methodologies.
Preferred:
- Competence in computational linguistics, Natural Language Processing, and specifically the methodologies and tools offered by the MediaCloud.org platform.
- Competence in other open source intelligence (OSINT) research techniques, including data scraping, data mining and other intelligence-gathering techniques.
- Previous experience of contributing to reports and research publications
- Multiple languages, such as French, Arabic and others languages are spoken in Africa.
- Knowledge of network analysis.
Language and Location Requirements:
- Location: Anywhere in Africa
- Languages: English, French, Arabic
- Preferred but not required additional languages: French or Arabic
What We Offer
- A competitive salary, subject to experience, with opportunities for performance-based growth, both in terms of career path and public stature.
- A dynamic workplace, with a transnational team, occasional international travel, and generous vacation benefits.
- Ongoing opportunities to learn new cutting-edge skills and techniques/technologies to future-proof yourself in a rapidly evolving industry.
- A chance to shine on a global stage, writing for international audiences and interacting with colleagues around the world.
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Deadline: February 15, 2023
Job Features
Job Category | Research / Survey |