Join CoronaNet

The CoronaNet Research Project is an international, interdisciplinary, and non-profit effort of more than 500 researchers to collect data on a variety of government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic for use by policy makers, academic researchers, and others.

The principal investigators for this project are:

1. Cindy Cheng, Hochschule für Politik at the Technical University of Munich
2. Luca Messerschmidt, Hochschule für Politik at the Technical University of Munich

Co-Principal investigators for this project are:

1. Joan Barceló, New York University Abu Dhabi
2. Vanja Grujic, Universidade de Brasília
3. Allison Spencer Hartnett, University of Southern California
4. Timothy A. Model, Havighurst Fellow at the Miami University
5. Robert Kubinec, New York University Abu Dhabi
6. Caress Schenk, Nazarbayev University
7. Svanhildur Thorvaldsdottir, Hochschule für Politik at the Technical University of Munich

With more than 170,000 policies from all countries in the world, this project has amassed to-date the largest dataset on COVID-19 government policies. Because of the nature of the global pandemic, we are immediately sharing all data collected in this project with the aim of informing the broader public and stimulating research on the effects and causes of COVID-19 policies. We are always looking to recruit research assistants for the coming months to help us continue the work on a voluntary basis.

We are looking for you!

The CoronaNet Research Project is an excellent opportunity for those interested in global politics, international relations and public policy research who want to gather practical experience in hands-on policy analysis. You will join the project as a research assistant and support our efforts in collecting data on new restrictions and other legislations for a specific country or region. In becoming a specialist on policies in your country, you also have the option of writing policy reports or research notes on interesting policy trends, which are then published on our website. Your will also be mentioned in our published articles and on our website. Aside from academic writing, CoronaNet provides numerous other opportunities to expand your knowledge and skills in research, including an interactive training platform in R/R-Studio and internal workshops.

This position is an unpaid, volunteer position. However, the position can be done remotely, and the hours are flexible. We ask research assistants to commit between 5-10 hours per week for a period of at least three months, though we will consider situations in which applicants cannot do the full three months (please explain in the application). No prior knowledge is required, it is however desirable for applicants to demonstrate their interest and past experiences in policy/data analysis and collection as well as their language skills.

Get more involved!

After two weeks of joining the project, research assistants are eligible to apply for additional positions within the project:

1. Country and Regional Managers: To coordinate our work, we are looking for people who can contribute at least 8 hours/week and become a country/regional manager. Country/regional managers are responsible for a team of around 10 research assistants and can demonstrate their leadership skills.
2. Data Analysts: The project is currently in need of people who are interested specifically in data engineering and visualization to make the dataset more easily available to others. If you would like to contribute to those areas, please fill out the form below and provide evidence of your experience in your CV.
3. Missing End Dates Specialists: To provide as clean and as complete of a dataset, we are always looking for support to help us finding missing end dates for existing entries in a team of experienced and motivated RAs.

Make your application!

To apply, please use our online form. Please submit your application and CV in English. Any questions about the position can be directed to admin@coronanet-project.org. Applications will be processed on a rolling basis.

We will attempt to assign you to a country you are interested in or have language/expertise in, but we cannot guarantee it.

For those who are junior faculty/postdocs/PhD students, we are happy to consider collaboration in terms of academic publishing/writing. Please email us about the position at admin@coronanet-project.org, so we can learn more of your interest in the project/data.

Read the job description in another language!