Recruiting Members for the Migration to Asia Peace (MAP) Research Committee We are looking for researchers to research and grow together.
Migration to Asia Peace (MAP) is a nonprofit organization that works to protect the rights and interests of refugees and migrants, and its main projects are Refugee News and Dialogue with Refugees. To evaluate and develop MAP’s programs more systematically, we are establishing a Research Committee and recruiting committee members who will volunteer with us.
Please apply through the Google Form (https://forms.gle/5PbUKPcvdVvD1n7P9) by April 15.
■ What the Research Committee does
Surveying the current state of outcome evaluation for MAP’s main programs (Refugee News and Dialogue with Refugees) and publishing a white report; designing and conducting pre- and post-participation surveys and stakeholder needs surveys; producing research materials for use in grant writing and external promotion; writing academic papers and submitting them to journals
■ Benefits for members
Applied research experience in a nonprofit setting; practical experience in program outcome evaluation and grant writing; an opportunity for paper co-authorship for members who participate continuously and produce results
■ Who we are recruiting
Graduate students in the social sciences (social welfare, sociology, psychology, public administration, and so on), 3 to 5 people
■ Preferred qualifications
Experience in quantitative research (questionnaire design, data collection and analysis, and so on), experience in qualitative research (in-depth interviews, qualitative data analysis, and so on), and English ability
■ How the work is done
Activity in one-semester terms (renewal possible), a one-hour video meeting every two weeks, participation on a volunteer basis
■ Committee Chair
Nari Yoo, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor, University of Michigan School of Social Work / MAP Board Member)
■ How to apply: https://forms.gle/5PbUKPcvdVvD1n7P9
