Research Associate

Qualifications

• Percent of Time Essential Duties And Responsibilities: 85% Research support: Data sourcing (may involve international travel), grant applications, fieldwork (survey preparation, survey testing and implementation), data analysis, literature reviews, writing up of results, preparation of presentations, weekly team meetings for research review
• 15% Planning, logistics, grant proposal screening, communication for research workshops (internal and external) and other service to the Lab

Skills

• A completed 4-year undergrad degree (bachelors or foreign equivalent) in economics, statistics, applied mathematics, or related field
• A strong quantitative background
• Strong writing skills (evidenced by a writing sample)
• Independent problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and be highly organized
• Experience programming in Stata and/or R; experience working with GIS data (a plus)