Research Assistant Internships
APARC Research Assistant Internships
We are excited to announce an opportunity for qualified individuals to join our research team as research assistants for the project titled “The Invisible Role of Nations in the US Academic Hiring Market” at the Stanford Next Asia Policy Lab (SNAPL) in the autumn quarter. We are committed to fostering long-term collaborations among dedicated lab members, so successful candidates may have the opportunity for renewal across multiple quarters. Please see the project descriptions and requirements below:
Project Overview:
In this project, we examine two key questions: 1) How are elites from Asian countries hired in the U.S. academic market? 2) What roles do states play in facilitating this transnational hiring process? This is a mixed-methods research project that involves tracing the CV profiles of intellectual elites across four nations (Taiwan, Japan, China, and Korea), their networks within the United States, and the role of state actors in facilitating transnational hiring processes.
As a Research Assistant on this project, you will join a transnational team at the intersection of the sociology of education and organizational studies, enhancing methodological rigor by tracing networks as well as the state actors who create opportunities beyond national borders. Please see below for the required skills we are seeking. Potential applicants will be contacted from mid- to late-September for 15–20-minute interviews.
Qualifications: We are seeking candidates with the following qualifications:
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Python and/or R and experience in data coding procedures to turn textual data into occupational and network datasets.
- Word embedding techniques and multilabel classification algorithm and experience in data visualizations.
- Having network analyses training to handle with individual network data.
- Having sociology backgrounds, interviews, and qualitative coding experiences on MAXQDA will be a plus for this project.
- Language proficiency in Korean, Mandarin, or Japanese is not mandatory but would be a plus.
Responsibilities:
The primary responsibilities of the Research Assistant will include:
- Assisting in the scraping, preprocessing, and annotating of textual data such as individual CVs and hiring ads.
- Contributing to network analyses by mapping individual and country-level data sets.
- Conducting interviews with stakeholders across different countries.
- Collaborating with a multidisciplinary team of researchers to contribute to the lab's research publications.
This position is open to Stanford students only and will be on campus for the winter 2024 quarter. The hourly pay rate is $17.25 for undergraduate students and $25 for graduate students.
Application Process: Interested candidates should submit the following documents by Monday, September 30th, 2024, at 5:00 pm PT. We will consider only applications that include all supporting documents.
- A current CV
- A cover letter (up to 1 page)
- A link to a sample project showcasing relevant skills
- A Completed Student Information Sheet (please enter "SNAPL" for the "Supervisor Name" field)
- Arrange for a letter of recommendation from a faculty to be sent directly to Irene Kyoung at SNAPLcontact@stanford.edu
If you have any questions or require further information, please contact Irene Kyoung at SNAPLcontact@stanford.edu.
APARC Summer Research Assistant Internships
Each summer quarter, Shorenstein APARC invites highly motivated and dedicated undergraduate- and graduate-level students to join our team as paid research assistant interns. The research assistants work with assigned APARC faculty members on projects engaged in the study and research of topics related to contemporary Asia and U.S.-Asia relations, including economic, environmental, social, political, foreign policy, security, and health issues. All research assistant positions are open to current Stanford students only.
Summer 2024 RA positions have closed. The application cycle for summer 2025 positions will open in spring 2025.
You can view below the materials required for our summer RA applications and a sample of the projects that summer 2024 RAs will work on.
All summer research assistant positions will be on campus for eight weeks. The hourly pay rate is $18.00 for undergraduate students, $25 for graduate students.
Read on for information about the application process and the research projects RAs will work on.
Please follow these application guidelines:
I. Prepare the following materials:
- A current CV;
- A cover letter (up to 1 page);
- Completed Student Information Sheet (please enter "N/A" for the "Supervisor Name" field)
II. Fill out the online application form for summer 2024, including the above two attachments, and submit the complete form.
III. Arrange for a letter of recommendation from a faculty to be sent directly to Shorenstein APARC by March 1. Please note: the faculty members should email their letters directly to Kristen Lee at kllee@stanford.edu. We will consider only applications that include all supporting documents.
Summer Research Projects Include:
China’s Largest Corporations (Andrew Walder): The RA will utilize internet sources in English and Chinese to edit and expand existing draft case histories of the founding and expansion of corporations of global significance.
Corporations and National Security in Sino-U.S. Economic Relations (Curtis Milhaupt): Corporations are now on the front lines of national security concerns in Sino-U.S. economic relations. I am seeking an RA to conduct wide-ranging research and data collection for a project examining how corporations are responding to this challenging role. High-level proficiency in reading Mandarin Chinese is required. Web scraping skills are highly desirable, but not essential.
Deterrence and the Future of Peace in Asia (Oriana Mastro): Dr. Mastro is seeking diligent and analytical research assistants to help with her new book project that will provide a comprehensive analysis of the body of work on deterrence theory and develop a set of principles about why deterrence in the Taiwan Strait is particularly difficult. The book will focus on various conflict scenarios – from political and economic pressure and blockades to cyber and misinformation campaigns and a full-blown amphibious attack. It will explore these scenarios, laying out what countries can or would do, and whether, given China’s perspective, deterrence is likely to hold in those situations. RA tasks include conducting reviews of political science literature, writing summaries of area studies research on historical cases, and gathering data on recent tensions over the Taiwan Strait.
Diverging Perceptions Among the U.S., Its Allies, and China (Gi-Wook Shin): This project examines the underlying mechanisms contributing to the perception gaps among great powers, their adversaries, and allies, as well as strategies for narrowing those gaps. Research assistants will assist with literature review, data collection, and the coordination and conduct of expert interviews.
Healthy Aging in Asia (Karen Eggleston): Seeking an RA for data analysis for health economics research on healthy aging in Asia, including assessing the productivity of medical spending (Korea and Japan), and the impacts of telehealth and robotics (India, Korea, and Japan) and health insurance integration (China).
Nationalism and Racism in Asia (Gi-Wook Shin): This research track explores how racism and nationalism intertwine to create various forms of social exclusion and intolerance across the Asia-Pacific region. We are recruiting RAs with a keen interest in academic debates on race/racism and nationalism, a basic understanding of the modern history of the targeted region, as well as substantial experience in qualitative research methods. Tasks include literature reviews, data collection and analysis, and collaborative discussions on theoretical and policy implications.
Stanford Japan Barometer (Kiyoteru Tsutsui): Seeking an RA who has the skillset to assist us with surveys in Japan on a wide range of topics from gender and immigration to technology and national security. Tasks include assistance in survey questionnaire construction, survey programming, quantitative analyses of survey results, and computational text analysis of social media feed. Japanese language skills preferred.
Contact
For questions about APARC summer RA opportunities and the application process, please contact Kristen Lee at kllee@stanford.edu.