Job Opportunity For Research Associate – Targeting the Ultra Poor (TUP) – J-PAL South Asia In India

Key Responsibilities:

•     Research Associates work closely with academic researchers and other field staff to perform a variety of tasks including, but not limited to:
• ·      Designing survey questionnaires, conducting qualitative research, running pilot exercises, refining study design and survey instruments across process monitoring activities
• ·      Managing teams: Train and supervise both field-based and data operations teams consisting of project assistants, field managers, field-based surveyors, data entry operators and other field and office staff
• ·      Travel to project sites to monitor and coordinate field activities for primary data collection
• ·      Supervising data collection and data entry to ensure good data quality
• ·      Co-ordinating with the Administrative and Finance team on a variety of tasks related to field staff contracting and payments
• ·      Ensuring that the project complies with IRB and JPAL data collection and security protocols
• ·      Engaging with and managing relationships with stakeholders
• ·      Maintaining relationship with partner organizations at various levels as required in the project
• ·      Coordinating with teams across different verticals within JPAL on a variety of operational tasks
• ·      Supervising data collection and data-entry, and ensuring data quality and productivity
• ·      Assisting with data cleaning, preliminary data analysis, and preparation of documents and presentations for donor reporting as well as dissemination
• ·      Reporting to RM and PI on all of the above-mentioned activities and any other work assigned
• ·      Assisting in the preparation of documents and presentations for donor reporting as well as dissemination activities 

Desired Qualifications and Experience:

• ·      Master’s degree in economics, social sciences, public policy, or related fields.
• ·      Relevant Experience- 1 year or more
• ·      Experience of working in rural areas preferred
• ·      Willingness to travel
• ·      Excellent quantitative skills (required), qualitative skills (preferred)
• ·      Proficiency with Stata (required), Survey CTO
• ·      Familiarity with RCTs
• ·      Flexible, self-motivating, able to manage multiple tasks efficiently, and a team player Demonstrated ability to manage high-level relationships with partner organizations
• ·      Ability to deal with unstructured and dynamic environments
• ·      Prior experience in conducting process evaluation assessments 

Note on Work Authorizations: Candidates must have authorization to work in India
How to Apply
If you are interested in this position, please click on the apply button on the JD here; the first-time users will be asked to sign up and upload the CV, cover letter, and academic transcripts (optional).

For any queries, please write to recruitment.jpalsa@ifmr.ac.in.