Opportunity type
Part-time role
Cause areas
Global priorities research
Routes to impact
Testing your fit for a certain career path
Skill-building & building career capital
Learning about important cause areas
Description
The Unjournal, a nonprofit focused on improving research impact through open evaluation, seeks Research Affiliates to help source and curate economics and quantitative social science papers with global impact potential.
- URAs suggest 2-3 impactful papers per term, complete "second opinion" assessments, and participate in monthly prioritization voting
- Requires ability to assess global research impact, understanding of open science approaches, and experience in economics/quantitative social science
- Offers no baseline compensation but provides incentive pay for paper suggestions and evaluations, plus professional recognition and networking opportunities
- Responsibilities include representing The Unjournal mission, attending annual meetings, and optional consultation on evaluator selection
- Low time commitment role designed for PhD students and early-career researchers, though open to all qualified applicants interested in transparent, rigorous research evaluation
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