Germany Researcher - REMOTE

About the organization

Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED) is a disaggregated data collection, analysis, and crisis mapping institution. The ACLED team collects conflict information, conducts analysis to describe, explore, and test conflict scenarios, and makes both data and analysis open for free use by the public. ACLED’s work is regularly used to inform journalism, academic research, and public discourse on conflict, and to support practitioners and policymakers. ACLED is the highest quality and most widely used real-time data and analysis source on political violence and protest around the world.

The Independent Consultant opportunity

ACLED is recruiting a Germany Researcher to assist in the collection, review and management of political violence and protest data across Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein. Researchers must be available for around 30 hours per week. This position is fully remote and can be done from any location with reliable internet service. This is an entry-level independent consultant opportunity and requires submissions on weekends. This position is open to nationals of any country.

Collection of data is conducted by reviewing news, international organization, NGO and security reports on a list of assigned countries, and recording the incidents of political violence into an Excel template. Researchers will focus on coding events to provide holistic coverage of current political violence, ranging from protests to battles. Review and management of data involves ensuring the quality, consistency and reliability of the data produced. The role provides team members with experience conducting detail-oriented tasks, and producing and managing quantitative data. Please note that this position involves engaging with conflict-related media and reading about violent events.

Specific deliverables and responsibility:

Candidates who are selected will undergo extensive ACLED training. The training consists of several exercises. Candidates' exercises will be scrutinized and only those who are performing at the required level will be retained as Researchers. For those selected, the initial consultancy period will be from July 2025 to June 2026. After this, continuation may be possible, pending quality of outputs and availability of funding.

Remuneration:

Remuneration is 20 USD per hour.

Skills and competencies:

• University degree in international relations, political science, conflict studies, peacebuilding, international development, or related field;
• Familiarity with Excel (essential);
• Fluency in English (essential);
• Fluency in German (essential);
• Fluency in Dutch (preferred);
• Experience conducting desk-based research;
• Experience working to deadlines with limited supervision;
• A high level of attention to detail and ability to receive and incorporate feedback;
• Research focus or professional experience in conflict research or peace-building in REGION generally, or country-specific studies is a strong advantage;
• Familiarity with conflict and actors in the relevant countries;
• Access to a computer, a reliable internet connection, email, and the Microsoft Office Suite.

Please note that candidates who do not possess the essential language skills will not be considered for this opportunity.

Applications:

To apply for this opportunity, please submit a CV and cover letter detailing qualifications, experience and language proficiency to our career portal. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Interested candidates are advised to apply as soon as possible. We will only review applications received through our career portal, so please make sure to use the application form on the portal. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a two-hour exercise as part of the evaluation of their coding aptitude. Please make sure to check your spam folder for correspondence. Further information is available online at acleddata.com.