The Research Assistant will support research on social entrepreneurship, organizational purpose, and how communities organize, remember, and maintain identities. Projects explore nonprofit and hybrid organizations, social impact, collective memory, cultural heritage, and alternative forms of organizing. The role involves conceptual research, academic literature reviews, and qualitative analysis to develop theoretical explanations of these phenomena. Responsibilities: Conduct systematic and targeted academic literature searches. Prepare structured literature matrices and conceptual maps. Trace theories, constructs, and citations across disciplines. Compare theoretical explanations and identify mechanisms, assumptions, contradictions, and research gaps. Code and analyze qualitative materials, including interviews, ethnographic records, narratives, and archival sources. Analyze memories, material objects, and other mnemonic devices. Develop case and process summaries and concise analytical research memos. Maintain accurate references and organized research documentation.