Research assistant

CSIC; España; On-site; EUR 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Institute of Policies and Public Goods (CSIC) invites applications for a part-time Research Assistant to work on geographic representation and urban–rural dynamics. You will help collect, code and analyze datasets, create visualizations and maps, and contribute to project reports and publications.

The role is a one-year M3 part-time position funded by the César Nombela Programme grant, based in Madrid, with strong emphasis on data work and English/Spanish language proficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Political Science or related field.
• Master's degree in political or electoral analysis valued.
• Strong command of R and working knowledge of Python and/or Stata; proficiency in Excel.

Responsibilities

• Collect, code and analyze data for the project.
• Produce datasets, visualizations and maps of findings.
• Collaborate with project team; contribute to reporting and dissemination.

Skills

R

Python

Stata

Excel

Data visualization

Survey analysis

Writing skills

English (B2)

Spanish (C1)

Education

Bachelors in Political Science

Masters in political analysis

Tools

Datawrapper

ggplot2

Flourish

QGIS

Illustrator

Job description

Organisation/Company CSIC Department Instituto de Políticas y Bienes Públicos Research Field Political sciences Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 18 Oct 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Part-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Position

This Research Assistant position is part of the research project "Geographic Representation: How legislators react to the urban–rural divide", funded by the Comunidad de Madrid under the César Nombela Program grant 2024-T1/PH-HUM-31545. The project studies how elected representatives respond to the growing political divide between urban and rural areas. It combines legislative behavior data (speeches, parliamentary questions, votes), constituency-level geographic and socio-economic data, and survey data. The research assistant will help collect, code, and analyze these data and produce datasets, visualizations, and maps of the findings.

Contract and funding

The contract is an M3 part-time contract for one year. The contract will be charged to the César Nombela Program grant 2024-T1/PH-HUM-31545 , funded by the Comunidad de Madrid.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Political Science or a related field. A Master's degree in political or electoral analysis is highly valued.
• Solid command of R and working knowledge of Python and/or Stata. Proficiency in Excel.
• Experience with data visualization tools such as Datawrapper, ggplot2, Flourish, QGIS or Illustrator.
• Experience with survey analysis and questionnaire design.
• Strong writing and synthesis skills.
• English: B2 or above. Spanish: C1 or above.

Desirable

• Previous experience in academic research, data journalism, social consultancy or applied research.
• Knowledge of French, German or Italian.
• Familiarity with generative AI tools applied to research workflows.

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Instituto de Políticas y Bienes Públicos, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Country Spain City Madrid Postal Code 28087 Street Calle Albasanz 26 Geofield