Research Specialist

Job Summary

A company is looking for a Research Specialist to assist with development economics research projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Support Principal Investigators in implementing development economics research, including randomized control trials
• Manage and clean complex data, ensuring high data quality through rigorous checks
• Apply statistical techniques to analyze data and prepare reports, surveys, and manuscripts

Required Qualifications

• College or university degree in a related field; a bachelor's or master's in economics or public policy is preferred
• Minimum of 2 years of work experience in a related job discipline
• Expertise in statistical analysis packages such as Stata, R, or Python
• Strong interest in development economics
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team