Position Title: Researcher
Location: United States
Contract Duration: 1 year (Renewal upon review)
Type: Part-time and Remote
Hours and Salary: 20 hours per week / $33–$40 per hour
Deadline: March 30, 2025
Job Overview
The Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) is seeking an experienced researcher for its Violence, Extremism, and Radicalization Program (VERP) and Disinformation and Digital Security Program (DDSP) to lead impactful research on hate, extremism, and disinformation in South Asia.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct in-depth field research on regional hate, extremism, violence and disinformation trends
- Draft reports, policy briefs, and analytical articles
- Collect, clean, and analyze large datasets from social media and online sources
- Develop data visualizations and reports to communicate findings
- Monitor websites and messaging app channels to track extremist content and networks
- Collaborate on interdisciplinary research projects
Qualifications and Skills
- Experience in online hate, violence and extremism research in South Asia
- Strong research, analytical, and writing skills
- Proven research experience on South Asia
- Expertise in qualitative and quantitative analysis
- Report writing and policy analysis skills
- Proficiency in Python, R, and SQL for data processing (Optional)
- Experience with social media scraping and web scraping tools (Optional)
- Familiarity with network and sentiment analysis
CSOH is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive, supportive, and non-discriminatory workplace. We value diversity in all its forms and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including race, religion, caste, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, and other personal characteristics protected by U.S. laws. We believe that diverse perspectives strengthen our work in combating all forms of hate and extremism.