IMMEDIATE OPENING: CONTRACT RESEARCHER

 

The Center for Advanced China Research (CACR) seeks a full-time contract researcher to actively contribute to CACR’s core research projects for three months (approximately mid-February to mid-May).

 

About CACR: CACR is a non-profit research organization that conducts Chinese-language research on China’s domestic politics, foreign affairs, and security policy. CACR engages with US and partner-country policymakers, China specialists, and the broader public through the production of high-quality analysis of Chinese politics in the form of regular reports, blog posts, and contributions to scholarly publications. CACR is an independent, non-partisan 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization.

 

Job Description:

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• Collaborate with CACR analysts to advance the research and analysis mission of CACR.

• Contribute to CACR’s core knowledge library of key terms and translations.

• Conduct Chinese-language research on Chinese politics, foreign affairs, and security policy for public works and other analytical products. 

• Translate and summarize Chinese-language content from PRC core newspapers and journals. 

• Analyze trends in US-China relations, current issues in Asian affairs, and Chinese domestic politics.

 

Ideal Qualifications:

 

• Holds Bachelor's degree in China/Asian Affairs/International Relations

• Excellent Chinese language research skills. Ability to pass a timed language assessment.

• Excellent analysis, writing, and communication skills.

• Ability to engage in focused, undistracted work

• Desire to contribute to CACR’s nonprofit mission

 

Compensation: Monthly compensation of $4,100.00

Application Instructions: Please send your resume and one reference in email format (no attachments) with the subject line “contract researcher position” to jgbowie@ccpwatch.org .