Research Consultant: Exits from Armed Conflict Data

UNIDIR; Genf; Remote; CHF 10,000 - 14,000; Part time

Job summary

UNIDIR is seeking a Research Consultant (Data Support) to assist the Managing Exits from Armed Conflict project in Geneva with data monitoring, cleaning and visualization. The role is remote with a six‑month horizon and an hourly remuneration up to USD 9,000.

You will support the project lead Data Scientist in statistical analyses, creating accessible outputs for policy audiences and contributing to co-authored publications. Strong English and data management skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Advanced university qualification (master’s degree or equivalent) in international relations, political science, economics, statistics or any other social science discipline with a focus on quantitative techniques or statistics is required.
• A bachelor’s degree, in addition to two years of relevant work experience, is considered in lieu of a master’s degree.

Responsibilities

• Data analysis: conduct survey data cleaning, de-identification and integration as necessary and note steps taken.
• Data visualization and reporting: create charts/infographics for reports and assist in presenting data to lay audiences.
• Data quality monitoring and organization: support monitoring and verification of incoming data and safe storage in compliance with data protection measures.
• Contribute to codebooks and libraries documenting changes across surveys and data cleaning steps.

Skills

Data analysis

Data cleaning

Data visualization

Statistical methods

Report writing

Survey data handling

Education

Master's degree or equivalent in social sciences with quantitative focus

Bachelor plus 2 years relevant experience alternative

Tools

R

Power BI

STATA

SPSS

SurveyCTO

Job description

UNIDIR is seeking a Research Consultant (Data Support) to assist the Managing Exits from Armed Conflict project in Geneva with data monitoring, cleaning and visualization. The role is remote with a six‑month horizon and an hourly remuneration up to USD 9,000.

You will support the project lead Data Scientist in statistical analyses, creating accessible outputs for policy audiences and contributing to co-authored publications. Strong English and data management skills are essential.