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Research Associate - Precision Development

Research Associate - Precision Development

Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab

1 - 5 years

4 - 7 Lacs

Kolkata Mumbai New Delhi Hyderabad Pune Chennai Bengaluru

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innovation python data analysis software testing stata data collection research sql public policy data cleansing gis coding economics r critical thinking econometrics randomization written communication processing communication skills statistics

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Job Description

PxD is looking for a driven, creative, and independent person to join a high-performing, flexible, and non-hierarchical team as a Research Associate.The successful candidate will have opportunities to work closely with PxD and affiliated researchers and substantially contribute to PxD's research programs that test new ideas and measure their impacts. The successful candidate must have a strong interest in and commitment to PxD's mission to provide actionable information and other cost-effective, scalable services to people in poverty so that they can sustainably improve their incomes and well-being.

Qualifications

A Bachelors 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.

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