Suicide Attacker Database Project Research Assistant Position

"Suicide Attacker Database (SAD) Project - Research Assistant Opportunities

Are you interested in the motivations that drive suicide attacks, the individuals who commit them, and the organizations that use them?  Join our team as a research assistant for Spring 2012.

We have a rare database on suicide attacks in many of the major ethnic, political, and religious conflicts in the modern world, including:

• Palestine & Israel
• Sri Lanka & the Tamil Tigers
• Iraq, Afghanistan, & Pakistan insurgencies
• Chechnya & Russia

We're looking for responsible, self-motivated students to locate, enter, and code information about the attacks and the attackers.  You will have the opportunity to read through individual and organizational accounts of these attacks and attackers, you will gain experience in using primary and secondary source materials to verify critical information, and you will learn much about the human causes and consequences of suicide terrorism in intergroup conflicts.  Fluency in languages involved in these conflicts (Arabic, Hebrew, Tamil, etc.) is a plus, but not required or necessary.  If you are interested, please contact Kristen Klein at:  kleinkm@umd.edu."