Research Support Associate

Job Summary

Contributing to AidData's Chinese Financing for Transition Minerals (CFTM) Dataset expansion, the part-time hourly AidData Support Associate-1 will collect, code, and quality assure data through specialized open-source research tasks related to critical minerals and financing.

Key responsibilities

• Collecting, coding, and quality assuring data for the CFTM Dataset
• Conducting specialized open-source research on critical mineral operations and financing
• Communicating findings and research results to stakeholders

Required qualifications

• Demonstrated interest in development finance, critical minerals, and clean energy transition
• Strong information synthesis and analysis skills
• Clear written communication abilities
• Research experience preferred
• Bachelor's degree preferred