RESEARCH ANALYST I/II
Job Description
Title: RESEARCH ANALYST I/II
Company Name: The International Food Policy Research Institute
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor's degree plus two years of relevant professional experience (acquired through an RA-ship or an independent research project, are strongly preferred) or Masters degree in a relevant discipline.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified candidate to serve as a Research Analyst I or Research Analyst II within the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division (MTID). This is a one-year, exempt, renewable appointment. The position offers an opportunity to gain first-hand field and analysis experience in an international organization undertaking cutting-edge development research based locally in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The final position title will be based on experience and qualifications.
∎ The successful candidate will support senior research staff in MTID with tasks associated with research around sustainable healthy diets and agricultural value chains.
∎ Interested applicants must have work authorization to work in Bangladesh.
∎ REPORTS TO: DR. ALAN DE BRAUW, SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Specific Duties include but are not limited to:
∎ Assisting with stakeholder mapping for Sustainable Healthy Diets Initiative
∎ Assisting with stakeholder engagement in Sustainable Healthy Diets Initiative, including planning of meetings and notetaking
∎ Assist in implementing capacity needs assessment and in capacity building among stakeholder groups in Sustainable Healthy Diets Initiative
∎ Contribute to management of research projects and coordination with partners for implementing projects.
∎ Organization, cleaning, management and statistical/econometric analysis of large household data sets.
∎ Assisting with the development and implementation of quantitative surveys in developing countries, including questionnaire development and programming for CAPI, field team training and development of software applications for recording interview responses on tablet computers.
∎ Assisting with planning and running field operations related to survey collection, ensuring adherence to the research design, monitoring data quality, and supporting data analysis as needed.
∎ Assist in preparing large datasets for public access to promote transparency and openness in social science research.
∎ Other duties as assigned.
Additional Requirements:
∎ At the Research Analyst II level, Masters degree plus minimum 3 years of relevant, post-Masters work experience.
∎ Excellent skills in programming in Stata and in managing household databases.
∎ Familiarity with quantitative research methods used in behavioral and development economics, particularly randomized controlled trials and laboratory experiments.
∎ Demonstrated professional level of attention to detail evidenced by accurate and reproducible work.
∎ Demonstrated ability in written and spoken English.
∎ Demonstrated ability to multi-task as needed, consistently meet deadlines and manage time well.
∎ Excellent interpersonal skills and to work in a team-oriented multi-cultural environment.
∎ Ability to work independently, with initiative and minimal supervision.
∎ Field experience related to agriculture and nutrition is a strong plus.
∎ Skilled in programming in Stata, R, Python, JavaScript, SQL, etc.
∎ Experience in survey design, questionnaire design, and conducting and supervising household surveys in developing countries.
∎ Experience with data entry and CAPI software packages (CSPro, Survey CTO, Survey Solutions, Epi Info, etc).
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 20 Apr 2023
Company Information:
∎ 12 Apr 2023
∎ The International Food Policy Research Institute
∎ Business : IFPRI is one of the international agricultural research institutes organized under the umbrella of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). The mandate of IFPRI is to identify and analyze alternative national and international strategies and policies for meeting world food needs in ways that conserve the natural resource base, with emphasis on low income and on the poorer groups in the countries.
Category: NGO/Development
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Source: bdjobs.com
Deadline Expired on 20th Apr 2023
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