Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED)

United States
197 Total Employees
Year Founded: 2005

Teams at Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED)

Big Data • News + Entertainment • Social Impact • Analytics
Conduct desk-based research on political violence and protest in Angola, Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and São Tomé and Príncipe. Review news and organizational reports, code incidents in Excel, and manage data quality, consistency, and reliability. Researchers work remotely for 10–15 hours weekly, meet deadlines with limited supervision, complete training exercises, and incorporate feedback while handling conflict-related media.