Student Opportunities

The Program on Arab Reform and Democracy (ARD) is seeking a project coordinator for an initiative examining the political, economic, and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Arab World. The project coordinator will be working with Stanford Scholars Amr Hamzawy and Hesham Sallam to manage the project’s various components and advance collaboration between the project team and relevant academic and research institutions. The project coordinator will also be responsible for compiling and summarizing relevant research production, managing the project’s associated social media accounts and publicity efforts, and assisting in the production of a video podcast. The position will involve about 10-15 hours of work per week.

Requirements:

• Training in social science with a focus on the Middle East
• English and Arabic language proficiency
• Familiarity with database and podcast production

 
Tasks:

• Coordinating a project on social, economic, and political impacts of COVID-19 in the Arab world
• Managing the project’s three components: Bi-lingual database of research, laws and government regulations, monthly news digest, and bi-lingual podcast
• Compiling and summarizing relevant research
• Managing social media accounts and communicate with web developers
• Assist in the production of the project podcast
• Advancing collaboration between the project’s team and relevant academic and research institutions in North America, Europe, and the Middle East

Both undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to apply – the exact requirements of the work and compensation will be catered to the level of experience. 
 
Interested candidates should send a cover letter and CV to Hesham Sallam, Associate Director and Research Scholar, Program on Arab Reform and Democracy by  December 1, 2021. 

The Program on Arab Reform and Democracy (ARD) is seeking a research assistant for an initiative examining political, economic, and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Arab World. The research assistant will be working with Stanford Scholars Amr Hamzawy and Hesham Sallam to compile and classify research publications and legal documents pertaining to the project’s topic. They will also assist in the production of the project’s monthly news digest and podcast. The position will involve about 5-10 hours of work per week.

Requirements:

• Training in social science with a focus on the Middle East
• English and Arabic language proficiency
• Technical and research skills relevant to initiating and running a bi-lingual database and to producing and disseminating a bi-lingual news digest and a podcast

Tasks:

• Research the social, economic, and political impacts of COVID-19 in the Arab world
• Collecting, classifying, and archiving laws and government regulations pertaining to the project’s topic
• Initiating and running the project’s bi-lingual database of COVID-19 laws and government regulations
• Producing and disseminating the project’s monthly news digest and its bi-lingual podcast
• Advancing collaboration between the project’s team and relevant academic and research institutions in North America, Europe, and the Middle East

Both undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to apply – the exact requirements of the work and compensation will be catered to the level of experience. 
 
Interested candidates should send a cover letter and CV to Hesham Sallam, Associate Director and Research Scholar, Program on Arab Reform and Democracy by  December 1, 2021.