The Busara Center is growing once again. We are taking applications for new associates. This year we’ve signed new projects in Egypt and Pakistan, started a Policy Innovation Unit in Nigeria and grown our Ugandan office.
We’ve examined poverty through the prism of aspirations, stress levels and cash transfers. We are now operating in Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Nigeria, as well as Kenya. That’s all in pursuit of our twin missions of advancing behavioral science and alleviating poverty.
Roles for the Research Specialist Job
- Work with world class academics to design and develop research projects focused on using behavioral science to alleviate global poverty
- Design state-of-the-art research systems to support field and lab research
- Implement qualitative and quantitative behavioral research
- Develop and pilot instruments
- Provide technical support to large scale field lab and consulting projects with leading academics and institutions
- Write academic white papers based on internal research studies and our advisory work
- Write pre-analysis plans, analyze data
- Disseminate results, prepare project reports and present results
- Live, travel and work in Africa from a base in Nairobi
Research Specialist Job Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree in economics, social sciences, public policy, or related fields. Other fields will be considered.
- 1-3 years previous work experience in a related field
- Strong knowledge of experimental social science literature (economics, political science, psychology)
- Experience designing lab and field experiments
- Strong quantitative skills, particularly econometrics and statistics
- Excellent data analysis skills using Stata and/or R
- Excellent management and organizational skills
- Fluency and excellent communication skills in English
- Interest and experience working in a fast-paced working environment
- Flexible, self-motivating, able to manage multiple tasks efficiently, a team player
And preferably:
- A Master’s degree in economics, social sciences, public policy, or related fields
- Experience managing and mentoring staff
- Familiarity with and interest in behavioral economics or science
- Familiarity in the contexts which we work in
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