Research Assistant – Organizations, Communities & Social Impact

The Research Assistant will support research on social entrepreneurship organizational purpose and how communities organize remember and maintain identities. Projects explore nonprofit and hybrid organizations social impact collective memory cultural heritage and alternative forms of organizing. The role involves conceptual research academic literature reviews and qualitative analysis to develop theoretical explanations of these phenomena.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct systematic and targeted academic literature searches.
• Prepare structured literature matrices and conceptual maps.
• Trace theories constructs and citations across disciplines.
• Compare theoretical explanations and identify mechanisms assumptions contradictions and research gaps.
• Code and analyze qualitative materials including interviews ethnographic records narratives and archival sources.
• Analyze memories material objects and other mnemonic devices.
• Develop case and process summaries and concise analytical research memos.
• Maintain accurate references and organized research documentation.

Qualifications :

• Education & Background:
  • Currently enrolled as an advanced undergraduate or Masters  student in a field relevant to one or both research tracks.
  • Relevant fields include Business Administration Management Entrepreneurship Strategy Organization Studies CSR/Sustainability Nonprofit Management Economics Sociology Anthropology Cultural Studies Human Geography History Heritage Studies Archaeology and Digital Humanities.
  • Relevant academic or research environments include CMU-Q Business Administration HBKU College of Humanities and Social Sciences GU-Q CIRS NU-Q /IAS Qatar National Library/Heritage Library and VCU-Q.
• Research Skills:
  • Demonstrated knowledge or research interest in at least one of the following tracks:
    • Track A Social Entrepreneurship Purpose & Organizations: Social entrepreneurship organizational purpose CSR nonprofit and hybrid organizations authenticity legitimacy and social impact.
    • Track B Communities Memory & Organizing: How communities organize remember maintain identities and make sense of place and time including traditional and indigenous communities nomadism collective memory narratives and epics cultural heritage material objects and mnemonic practices. Experience or interest in oral histories traditional or nomadic communities museums archives storytelling material culture and collective memory is particularly valuable.
  • Strong academic writing and ability to synthesize complex bodies of research.
  • Experience in conceptual or theory-oriented research structured literature reviews or construct development is particularly valuable.
  • Ability to compare theories and identify patterns mechanisms assumptions contradictions and research gaps.
  • Experience analyzing interviews ethnographic materials narratives or archival sources is desirable.
• Soft Skills:
  • Reliable organized and self-motivated.
  • Able to work independently and collaboratively.
  • Interested in womens organizing solidarity entrepreneurship and finance in Islamic contexts.
• Application Requirements

Submit a CV and one PDF of no more than two pages containing:

• • A short profile of up to 100 words covering academic background current university/program year of study and research interests.
  • One primary research track and optionally one secondary track.
  • Up to five bullet points describing directly relevant experience and what the applicant personally contributed.
  • One line each outlining qualitative research skills visual/photography skills and other relevant skills.

Applications missing any of the required documents or information will not be considered.

Additional Information :

Disclaimer 

This job description is only a summary of the typical functions of the job not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible job responsibilities tasks and duties. The responsibilities tasks and duties of the jobholder might differ from those outlined in this job description and other duties as assigned may be part of the job.

Employment Eligibility

If selected for a job at HEC Paris in Qatar you will have to provide:

1. An original or a true copy of your Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) of your country of nationality attested by the Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs*; and
2. A true copy of your highest Educational Certificate attested by the Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs**.

*Candidates born in Qatar are exempt from providing an attested PCC. **Candidates who graduated from a university in Qatar are exempt from getting their Educational Certificate attested.

Getting your personal documents attested is a lengthy process. We encourage you to get your documents attested early in the recruitment process to reduce administrative delays upon hire. 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time