PAX sapiens

Research Scientist

• Support the data collection phase of a social network analysis study mapping collaborative ties among China policy experts.
• Manually identify and record collaborative events—co-authored publications, congressional hearings, taskforce memberships, and conference panels.
• Power a network analysis examining how collaboration, expertise, and institutional ties shape the U.S. China policy community.
• Search individual researcher pages on assigned think tank websites to identify relevant publications.
• Search congressional hearing records to identify hearings on China-related topics.
• Identify taskforce and working group memberships published on think tank websites.
• Record all findings in structured spreadsheet templates following a detailed data entry protocol.
• Cross-reference all identified individuals against the project's master person list.
• Participate in weekly team check-ins to discuss progress, resolve data entry questions, and ensure consistency across team members.
• Conduct a self-quality check against a provided checklist before submitting each batch of data.

Contract Research Assistant

Operations

• Provide high-level administrative and operational support to the COO.
• Ensure efficient management of the executive’s schedule, communications, and strategic priorities.
• Coordinate with the President, Executive Assistant, and Chief of Staff.
• Support Operations Manager and assist with Track 2 Dialogues, Convenings, and Workshops.
• Collect monthly status reports and compile for written updates across the organization.
• Support after-action reviews, outcome harvesting, and related activities for PAX convenings and dialogues.
• Assist with development and partnership events as needed.

Contract Research Assistant

Operations Coordinator