Fresher Research Associate Data Jobs – Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)

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Organization: Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About IPA:
Innovations
for Poverty Action (IPA) discovers and promotes effective solutions to global
poverty problems. IPA designs, rigorously evaluates, and refines these
solutions and their applications together with decision-makers to ensure that
the evidence created is used to improve opportunities for the world’s poor.
Since our founding in 2002, IPA has worked with over 350 leading academics to
conduct over 450 evaluations in 51 countries. This research has informed
hundreds of successful programs that now impact millions of individuals
worldwide.
Job Summary: The Research Associate, Community Health Project study
which evaluates a health accountability intervention and is implemented in
almost 400 health centers and surrounding communities (15,000 households) in
all regions of Uganda. The Principal Investigators for this study are Dan
Posner (UCLA), Pia Raffler (Yale) and Doug Parkerson (IPA).
Key Duties and Responsibilities: The Research Associate’s main
responsibilities will be:
  • The incumbent will oversee the endline data
    collection. This will include hiring, training and managing teams of Field
    Officers, while ensuring the collection of high quality data
  • Perform data cleaning and analysis tasks
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:  
  • The ideal candidate for the Research
    Associate should hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Social Sciences,
    Public Policy, or related fields. Possession of a Master’s Degree is desired;
  • Excellent management and organizational
    skills;
  • Previous experience living in a Eastern
    African country (preferably Uganda) is desirable;
  • Strong STATA skills are a must;
  • Fluency in English with strong communication
    skills;
  • Familiarity with randomized controlled trials
    preferred;
  • Flexible, self-motivating, able to manage
    multiple tasks efficiently, and team player;
  • Demonstrated ability to manage high-level
    relationships with partner organizations.
How to Apply:  
All
suitably qualified and interested candidates should complete the J-PAL/IPA
common application online, Click Here. After completing
a brief registration, choose the Research job category, then select “Research
Associate, Community Health Project” Most applications for research positions
require you to include at minimum two letters of recommendation, a statement of
purpose (cover letter), CV, and transcripts.
Note
that you are able to submit your application before your references complete
their recommendation letters; however, you must include their contact
information before submitting your application.
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