Research Assistant – Sovereign Debt Forum

Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce

Temporary research assistant supporting Sovereign Debt Forum at Georgetown University. Involves gathering and analyzing sovereign debt contracts in a collaborative research environment.

Posted 6/25/2026part-timeWashington • District of Columbia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $18 - $21 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Assist in gathering full-text sovereign debt contracts
Tag key clauses in these contracts
Gather information about the domestic borrowing framework of different jurisdictions
Report directly to the SDF Academic Co-Director and SDF Fellow at the Law Center
Work with a team of 2-5 other research assistants in a remote capacity

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree required
JD, LLM and/or other graduate training, law practice and/or management experience strongly preferred
Analytical, written and verbal communication, and organizational skills
Collaborative attitude and ability to adapt to challenges
Understanding research process and knowledge of appropriate research protocols
Experience in planning and delivery of work allocation to agreed timescales and quality standards
Experience in a research environment
Experience working with a collaborative team to achieve common goals/objectives
Experience in maintaining accurate and up-to-date records
Experience in collating, maintaining and deploying datasets to produce, interpret and present data reports and analysis
Effective verbal communication skills
Experience using Microsoft Office packages (Word and Excel)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance
Retirement savings
Tuition assistance
Work-life balance benefits
Employee discounts
Array of voluntary insurance options

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Hard Skills & Tools

data analysisresearch protocolsdataset managementreport writing

Soft Skills

analytical skillswritten communicationverbal communicationorganizational skillscollaborative attitudeadaptability

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeJDLLM