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In a nutshellProfessor Daniel Naujoks is looking or a research assistant for the fall 2020 and spring 2021 term. The intern will support Professor Naujoks to consolidate and analyze his Global Development Policy Database that currently contains a total of 480 UN Development Plans and 233 national development plans. The research assistant will support Professor Naujoks (1) use the qualitative research software NVivo to apply automatic and manual codes; (2) create a dataset that is supplemented by statistical data available from other sources; (3) support the analysis; and (4) support a literature review.
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Context and background |
Migration and displacement are intrinsically linked to social, economic, and environmental development. For this reason, development strategies in many countries include references to refugees, international immigrants, emigrant and diaspora populations or internal (domestic migrants), among other.
To examine this link more systematically, the principal investigator has established the Global Development Policy database. This database has recently been updated to currently a total of 480 UN Development Plans and 233 national development plans that will be mined for migration and displacement content in English, French, and Spanish, using the qualitative research software NVivo. This database needs to be expanded, partly recoded, and analyzed. The outcomes of this research will be incorporated into the principal investigator’s book project on ‘Migration, Displacement and the Sustainable Development Goals’. |
Activities |
Step 1: Populate Global Development Policy database: The current database includes 480 UN Development Plans, adopted until 2019. In addition to adding a few other UN plans, the database may include additional government development plans, both general and sectoral (e.g., on health, economic development, education, climate change, labour/employment, agriculture, etc.). This compilation stage involves finding existing databases of such policies (including through working with the UN), downloading documents, converting them into machine-readable formats and uploading them to a NVivo database.
Step 2: Coding: Using the qualitative research software NVivo and its automatic coding function, all plans have been coded using certain keywords. In addition to automatic coding, a manual coding will be applied following a specific coding scheme devised by the Principal Investigator. This will result in data to quantify the content of the policy documents. Most of the coding is done but the RA may support additional coding. Step 3: Create full dataset: The codes from the previous step form the basis for a dataset with reference and code-counts for about 150 countries. The dataset will be supplemented by available statistical data (migrant stock, refugee stock, GDP per capita, health expenditure, remittances, FDI, human development index, world region dummy, etc.). Step 4: Support analysis: The last step involves supporting the PI in the analysis of the data, summarizing key findings and observations. Step 5: Literature review: The research assistant would also support the PI in reviewing specific areas of the literature. |
Requirements
Eye for detail and work experience with large MS Excel files.
Previous experience with NVivo and STATA is a plus. The ideal candidate would be be proficient in all three languages of the UNDAFs: English, French, and Spanish - though the majority of documents are in English. Knowledge about the link between migration, displacement and sustainable development is an advantage.
This position is restricted to SIPA students who are authorized for student work at SIPA.
Apply
Apply by September 18, 2020 via email to
Daniel Naujoks
Lecturer in international and public affairs
Interim director, International Organization and UN Studies specialization
School of International and Public Affairs | Columbia University
[email protected]
Email subject line: Research Assistant Human Mobility & Development Planning
Include: Cover letter outlining the experience relevant for the position and a recent CV/resume.
Eye for detail and work experience with large MS Excel files.
Previous experience with NVivo and STATA is a plus. The ideal candidate would be be proficient in all three languages of the UNDAFs: English, French, and Spanish - though the majority of documents are in English. Knowledge about the link between migration, displacement and sustainable development is an advantage.
This position is restricted to SIPA students who are authorized for student work at SIPA.
Apply
Apply by September 18, 2020 via email to
Daniel Naujoks
Lecturer in international and public affairs
Interim director, International Organization and UN Studies specialization
School of International and Public Affairs | Columbia University
[email protected]
Email subject line: Research Assistant Human Mobility & Development Planning
Include: Cover letter outlining the experience relevant for the position and a recent CV/resume.
