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Research Associate Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab 2023

  • Deadline: Sep 25, 2023

  • Qualification (Education): Graduate

  • Experience Required: NA Year

About Job Profile

Research and Field Work

J-PAL South Asia at the Institute for Financial Management and Research seeks qualified applicants for the position of Research Associate to lead impact evaluations in India. The position offers an opportunity to gain first-hand field management experience in an organization undertaking cutting-edge development research. The Research Associate will join a team of world-class researchers from leading universities in the world and will gain first-hand experience implementing randomized control trials in an organization undertaking cutting-edge development research Read more about our work and projects here.

J-PAL South Asia is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, family status, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation and other attributes protected by law. We strongly encourage people from marginalized communities to apply for this role.

Primary Responsibilities include

  • Research Associates work closely with academic researchers and other field staff to perform a variety tasks including, but not limited.
  • Designing survey questionnaires, conducting qualitative research, running pilot exercises, refining study design and survey instruments.
  • Managing teams: Recruit, 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.
  • Supervising data collection and data entry to ensure good data quality during both these phases.
  • 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 with the help of the Research Manager.
  • Assisting with data cleaning and preliminary data analysis.
  • Assisting in preparation of documents and presentations for donor reporting as well as dissemination activities.
  • Reporting to PIs on all of the above mentioned activities.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Previous experience in social science research preferred.
  • Excellent management and organizational skills along with strong quantitative skills.
  • Fluency and excellent communication skills in English.
  • Some conversational-level skills in Tamil would be preferable.
  • Flexible, self-motivating, able to manage multiple tasks efficiently, and team player.
  • Knowledge of Stata (strongly preferred) or other data analysis software is preferred.
  • Familiarity with randomized controlled trials/clinical trials/quasi-experiments preferred.
  • Ability to deal with unstructured and changing environments.

Other Information:

Job Functions

  • Salary Range: NA LPA

  • Employment Type: Full Time

  • Work Mode: Work from Office

How to Apply

If you are interested in taking up the role, please apply though this link.

If you qualify and are interested in taking up the role, please apply through this link.

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Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab

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  • City: Chennai

About Organisation

The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) is a global research center working to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence. Anchored by a network of 194 affiliated professors at universities around the world, J-PAL conducts randomized impact evaluations to answer critical questions in the fight against poverty.

J-PAL South Asia, based at the Institute for Financial Management and Research in India, leads J-PAL’s work in the South Asia region. J-PAL South Asia conducts randomized evaluations, builds partnerships for evidence-informed policymaking, and helps partners scale up effective programs. Over more than ten years of existence, J-PAL South Asia has conducted 193 ongoing and completed randomized evaluations.

  • State:

  • City: Chennai

Contact Details:

Contact Phone: 1143888300

Contact Email: southasia@povertyactionlab.org

Date of Posting/Posted On: Sep 12, 2023
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