Junior Researcher
Sanzhar Kalkanbay
EDUCATION
M.A.| Political Science and International Relations Aug. 2023 – May 2025
Nazarbayev University Astana, Kazakhstan
Participant, Kazakhstan Sociology Lab 2024
Kazakhstan Sociology Lab
B.A.| Political Science and International Relations Aug. 2019 – May 2023
Nazarbayev University Astana, Kazakhstan
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Junior Research Fellow September, 2024 – Present
Maqsut Narikbayev Institute for Network and Development Astana, Kazakhstan
Research and Data Assistant, January 2024 – July 2024
The University of Tokyo Astana, Kazakhstan
Introduction to Comparative Politics (Teaching Assistance), Fall 2023
Nazarbayev University
Business Inspector, May 2022 – June 2022
Almaty Department of Entrepreneurship and Investment Almaty, Kazakhstan
SKILLS
Languages: Kazakh – Native, Russian – Native, English – Fluent (C2), Turkish – Pre-Intermediate (A2), German – Elementary (A1)
Programming: R, Python (NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib, Pandas), SQL, PowerQuery, Stata
Document Creation: Microsoft Office Suite, LATEX, Markdown, PowerBI
HONORS AND AWARDS
Samsung Innovation Campus Award Fall 2022
3rd place in the class of 30 for final project
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Children’s Development Foundation Tutoring Fall 2018 – Spring 2019
Free tutoring for local students in English and mathematics Astana, Kazakhstan
Turksib Community Cleanup Summer 2021 – Fall 2021
Provided assistance in cleanup and rejuvenation of nature Almaty, Kazakhstan