Paid opportunity for researchers and practitioners in economics, social science, policy, and impact assessment
Kynan Behan
The Unjournal seeks qualified candidates for a paid project: "Impactful Research Scoping for Evaluation Management" (see further details in our linked GitBook). There are two opportunities: Contracted Research (CR) and Independent Projects (IP).
At The Unjournal, we coordinate and finance the public evaluation of hosted papers and dynamically presented research projects. We are working independently of traditional academic journals to build an open platform and a sustainable system for feedback, ratings, and assessment. The Unjournal aims to make rigorous research more impactful, and impactful research more rigorous.
Contracted Research (CR)
We are offering a unique opportunity to contribute to the identification and in-depth evaluation of impactful research themes in economics, policy, and social science. We’re looking for researchers and research-users who can commit a (once-off) 15-20 hours, in exchange for fair compensation for your time, within the next month or so.
The project includes:
Characterizing a narrow research area and its relevance to global priorities
Identifying and contextualizing high-value research for Unjournal evaluation
Focusing on a small set of papers in this narrow area, providing a detailed review, and identifying potential evaluators and key areas for evaluation
Potentially: corresponding with authors and evaluators
We are likely to follow up on your evaluation suggestions. We also may incorporate your writing into our web page and public posts; you can choose whether you want to be publicly acknowledged or remain anonymous.
We will compensate you for your time at a rate reflecting your experience and skills (likely $25–$65/hour). This work also has the potential to serve as a “work sample” for future roles at The Unjournal, as it is highly representative of what our “field specialists” and “evaluation managers” are commissioned to do.
Independent Projects (IP)
We also invite applications for IPs, a parallel opportunity designed for those eager to engage but not meeting the specific criteria for the CR opportunity. We will also offer prize rewards/bounties for particularly strong IP work (we will also consider working with professors and academic supervisors on these IP projects, as part of university assignments and dissertations).
You can apply to the CR and IP positions together; we will automatically consider you for each.
Get Involved
Interested? Fill out our survey form to express your interest in either of the above opportunities. We look forward to your contributions to impactful research! 🌍🔬