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Senior Research Associate - Precision Development

Senior Research Associate - Precision Development

Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab

2 - 6 years

6 - 9 Lacs

Kolkata Mumbai New Delhi Hyderabad Pune Chennai Bengaluru

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project management data analysis piloting stata adobe knowledge management data collection research public policy report writing agriculture economics r econometrics qualitative quantitative survey 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

Senior Research Associate

The successful candidate will have opportunities to work closely with PxD and affiliated researchers and substantially contribute to PxD's programs to test and refine new ideas, use rigorous methods to experiment and measure the impact of these services, and identify pathways to scale. 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.

Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

The role will grow as you develop, but you will start by focusing on the following key responsibilities:

Work with the team leadership and other colleagues in scoping, designing, piloting, and scaling evidence-backed digital agriculture services, including spending time with farmers in the field to ensure that services are closely aligned with user needs.
Conduct qualitative and quantitative data collection (including farmer focus groups, interviews, and quantitative surveys) and data cleaning.
Produce accurate and organized summaries of data, including basic analysis for descriptive statistics and simple regression analysis, and contribute to report writing.
Carry out literature reviews and other desk research, providing input on research questions and structure.
Develop and update project documentation regularly.
Assist in managing partner relations and working with external stakeholders for the implementation of program operations.
Contribute and support internal and external communications to disseminate project results and research findings, including briefs, blogs, reports, and presentations.
Contribute to PxDs institutional knowledge management and internal learning efforts.

Requirements

Bachelors degree in economics, public policy, international development, or closely related fields.
Strong understanding of economics, econometrics, and familiarity with randomized evaluations.
Excellent knowledge of Stata or R or similar software for data analysis.
Experience working on field research in economics in LMIC countries.
Experience in using SurveyCTO/ODK or a similar program for survey design.
Ability to draw inferences from data to identify pathways for program improvement (e.g., call center productivity, feedback of users to an SMS campaign, looking at usage statistics).
Experience in a multi-faceted role, with the ability to balance and prioritize across multiple projects and stakeholders.
Strong writing and oral communication skills in English, with attention to detail and advanced writing and presentation skills.
Proficiency in Hindi is required. Knowledge of any other Indian language is a plus.
Experience working with government agencies.
Willingness to travel to field sites in India.

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