Job Opportunity for Research Associate – Precision Development At J-Pal In India

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree in economics, agricultural economics, public policy, statistics, or a closely related field, and experience in at least several of the following domains are

Desired:

·      Strong understanding of economics, econometrics, and familiarity with randomized evaluations.

·      Outstanding analytical skills and the capacity to gather and apply available information, and connect theories and data to practical insights to generate evidence-based insights to develop, test, refine, and scale innovations.

·      Exemplary data and coding capabilities demonstrated through proficiency in data cleaning and processing, power calculations, sample selection, randomization, and basic regression analysis.

·      Excellent knowledge of Stata or R or similar software for data analysis.

·      Experience with different languages and tools used at PxD, such as SQL, Python, GIS, and SurveyCTO, is a plus.

·      Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Experience working on field research in economics in LMIC countries, ideally leading field teams or data collection. Excellent organizational skills, detail-oriented, and ability to work both independently and collaboratively.

·      Fluency in English. Demonstrated strong oral and written communication skills.

·      Knowledge of any Indian language is a plus. 

·      Ability to work under time pressure and solve problems creatively

Responsibilities (including but not limited to): 

·      Carry out day-to-day basic data management, including cleaning and merging datasets to prepare them for analysis.

·      Produce accurate and organized summaries of data including basic analysis for descriptive statistics and simple regression analysis. 

·      Support primary data collection, including enumerator training and running high-frequency data checks.

·      Maintain project documentation, including experiment registry entries.

·      Carry out literature reviews and other desk research when research questions and basic structure are provided.

·      Fill in frameworks provided with specific information to identify program insights.

·      Draft survey and focus group discussion instruments when structure and concepts are provided.

·      Support IRB protocol development.

·      Contribute to funding proposals and project reports.

·      Assist with partner relations.Contribute to PxD institutional knowledge management and internal learning efforts.

·      Support PxD institutional knowledge management and internal learning efforts.

·      Contribute to internal and external communications to disseminate research findings including briefs, blogs, reports, and presentations.