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Research Fellow at Good Business Lab leading technical aspects of evidence-based policy projects for worker wellbeing. Collaborating on various research initiatives focusing on global worker wellbeing.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the research design of projects by defining relevant research questions and appropriate research design, pre-analysis plans, measurement strategies, and statistical analysis plans taking into account feasibility constraints (such as budget, resources, timelines and on-ground realities)
- Monitor the progress (together with the Research Manager) of projects to ensure research design fidelity and data quality.
- Assess any changes that are required in the research design, implementation, or measurement plan of projects, and help determine final project direction in consultation with the other PIs.
- Proactively identify and mitigate project risks.
- Identify new research ideas and develop research proposals.
- Work with GBL’s fundraising team on funding applications for these ideas.
- Support GBL’s Partnerships team in its engagements with firm partners, implementation partners, research collaborators and funders on the technical aspects of research and collaboration, to enable smooth and rigorous project execution.
- Lead academic writing for projects, including academic papers and technical sections of funder reports.
- Mentor Research Managers, Research Associates and other staff
- Lead training session of Research Associates and other staff
- Help improve the procedures, policies, and culture of GBL
- Contribute to GBL’s communications (blogs and articles) as requested
- Represent GBL at meetings with external stakeholders (by delivering presentations, for example)
Requirements:
- A PhD (or submitted dissertation) in Economics, Public Policy, Development , or a related field.
- Experience in rigorous research methods: Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs), quasi-experimental methods.
- Experience in managing RCTs with experience in conducting social science or economic field research (supervising data collection, teams of field workers, survey design and implementation) is strongly preferred.
- Experience working with large primary and secondary datasets.
- Experience writing grant proposals and contributing to fundraising.
- Ability to work in a team, manage multiple projects and be self-motivated.
- Strong academic and non-academic communication skills (writing and presentations) with experience in translating findings into academic papers, technical reports, presentations, and other external-facing outputs.
- Experience working in low- and middle-income country contexts and willingness to travel for fieldwork are strongly preferred.
Benefits:
- Insurance
- Travel allowance
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