Student Research Fellow Opportunity

Professors Nico Ravanilla and Renard Sexton are starting a new research project on conflict in the South China Sea — using big data to analyze how and why conflict is occurring and what solutions may be possible. As part of this, the research team is hiring 5 to 8 Student Research Fellows in Southeast Asia.

We are looking for advanced senior undergraduates or masters students from universities in ASEAN countries (e.g. Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia) with:

·       Advanced English skills, and preferred fluency in Vietnamese, Filipino, or Malay.

·       Strong interests in international relations, conflict, or political economy, through coursework or research experience.

·       (Preferred) Experience doing directed research related to politics, economics, history, international relations or related.

·       Desire to do a PhD in the U.S. related to politics in the future.

This fellowship is remote, although the PIs regularly travel to SE Asia and will meet with fellows in person as schedules allow. We are offering at least $1,000 research fellowship, part-time (about 15 hours a week) from January 6 to June 30, 2020 (6 months). Training will be in December 2019. Through this collaboration, research fellows will learn about big data, GIS, and quantitative social science techniques. Also, they will be working directly with cutting-edge scholars, who will mentor those interested in doing a PhD in the U.S.

To apply, please fill out this Google Form. You need to submit your resume/CV and some short answer questions (including language skills, previous experience working with data, research interests, career plans). We will begin reviewing applications on Sunday, December 9, 2019. If you have any questions about this position, please send an email to Jenny Kim at seoyeon.kim@emory.edu .

The initiative is led by Emory University’s Department of Political Science and the University of California, San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy. The PIs are experienced scholars of conflict and development in Southeast Asia, who have published in top journals in Political Science and Economics, as well as with policy outlets and news publications such as the New York Times, Washington Post, Foreign Policy, and the International Crisis Group. They will be supported by the Emory Center for Digital Scholarship and UCSD’s Policy Design and Evaluation Lab (PDEL).