Post:Senior Research Analyst - J-PAL Africa
Organization:J-PAL
Location;Pretoria,South Africa
Opportunity Type: Job
About the Organization:
The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) was established in 2003 as a research center at the Economics Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Since then, it has grown into a global network of researchers who use randomized evaluations to answer critical policy questions in the fight against poverty. J-PAL's mission is to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is based on scientific evidence.
About the Job:
J-PAL Africa is looking for a Senior Research Analyst to be located in SALDRU, in the UCT School of Economics. S/he will work with J-PAL Africa staff and affiliated professors in developing and administering field research, and coordinating J-PAL Africa’s capacity building activities. This is a full-time contract position for two years.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Posted: 29 Oct 2013
Closing Date: 31 Oct 2013
How to Apply:
Interested candidates can send their resume and cover letter to jpalafrica@povertyactionlab.org with a cc to jobs@poverty-action.org
Please mention your full name in the subject line.
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Organization:J-PAL
Location;Pretoria,South Africa
Opportunity Type: Job
About the Organization:
The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) was established in 2003 as a research center at the Economics Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Since then, it has grown into a global network of researchers who use randomized evaluations to answer critical policy questions in the fight against poverty. J-PAL's mission is to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is based on scientific evidence.
About the Job:
J-PAL Africa is looking for a Senior Research Analyst to be located in SALDRU, in the UCT School of Economics. S/he will work with J-PAL Africa staff and affiliated professors in developing and administering field research, and coordinating J-PAL Africa’s capacity building activities. This is a full-time contract position for two years.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Coordinating exploratory research and running randomized evaluations within South Africa;
- Engaging with postgraduate students, researchers, development practitioners, and policy makers to build their capacity in rigorous impact evaluation methods;
- Drafting research papers;
- Analyzing freshly collected field data and existing South African data sets using Stata;
- Writing grant proposals;
- Occasional international travel.
Qualifications:
- Honor’s degree (Master’s is a plus) in Economics, Social Sciences, or equivalent level degrees that include training in Statistics or Linear Algebra;
- At least 2 years of relevant work experience;
- Strong quantitative skills;
- Excellent organizational and professional communication skills, the ability to manage projects independently;
- Prior experience with programming in Stata, Matlab or R is preferred;
- Prior research assistance experience in the field is preferred;
- Proficiency in one of the official South African languages in addition to English (e.g., Zulu, Xhosa, Sotho) is a strong benefit.
Posted: 29 Oct 2013
Closing Date: 31 Oct 2013
How to Apply:
Interested candidates can send their resume and cover letter to jpalafrica@povertyactionlab.org with a cc to jobs@poverty-action.org
Please mention your full name in the subject line.
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How to Apply
http://www.microfinancegateway.org/p/site/m//template.rc/1.11.193777
