JOB: Asian Pacific American Legal Center DRP Research Assistant Job Announcement

1145 Wilshire Boulevard, Second Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 977-7500
Fax (213) 977-7595




TEMPORARY PART-TIME RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Job Announcement - posted April 3, 2006

Agency Description: The Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC) was established in 1983 with broad-based support and has become the leading organization in the region dedicated to providing the diverse Asian Pacific American community with civil rights advocacy and multilingual, culturally-sensitive services and education.

APALC’s Demographic Research Project (DRP) was established to make research more accessible to the growing API community and organizations that serve it. DRP seeks to (1) inform community programs and advocacy through data collection, analysis, and mapping and (2) empower community organizations to better utilize research in grant making, program planning, and advocacy through technical assistance and training.

Position Summary: APALC’s Demographic Research Project seeks a Research Assistant to help implement a groundbreaking project aimed at increasing voter turnout among low-propensity Asian American voters, including those in Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Korean, and South Asian communities. Under the supervision of DRP’s Project Director, the Research Assistant will manage voter data used in nightly phone banking efforts and report on daily progress. This position will be for three months from successful candidates’ start date.

Responsibilities:

· Manage, report on voter data;
· Assist in other research as needed.

Qualifications:

Experience with data management and analysis required;
Ability to work nights and weekends required;
Experience or coursework involving the use of SPSS preferred;
· Familiarity with phone-banking, other get-out-the-vote efforts preferred;
· Knowledge of the API community preferred;
· California driver’s license, insurance and access to a car preferred.

Compensation:

$14 per hour and parking provided.

Application Procedure:
Mail, e-mail, or fax cover letter, resume, and references to Dan Ichinose, Asian Pacific American Legal Center, 1145 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90017, dichinose@apalc.org, FAX (213) 977-7595. No telephone inquiries please.

An equal employment opportunity employer, the Asian Pacific American Legal Center is a nonprofit organization providing direct legal services, community education and
civil rights advocacy on behalf of the low income and Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in Southern California.