Development Economics Research Specialist

Position Focus :

The successful candidate will join the dynamic teams across the Economic Growth Center (EGC), Yale's hub for research and teaching on international development and trade, and Yale Inclusion Economics, a policy-engaged research initiative across EGC and the Yale Macmillan Center for International Studies.

The Development Economics, Climate and Energy Research Specialist will support the development and deployment of a portfolio of economics research projects focused on environmental regulation, energy markets and climate adaptation primarily in India led by Professors Nicholas Ryan and Rohini Pande.

The individual will work closely with Professors Ryan and Pande on a day-to-day basis and will also coordinate with research and programmatic staff at Yale and in network organizations, including Inclusion Economics India Centre and Inclusion Economics Nepal, to support portfolio development, partnership engagement, high quality project deployment.

Travel to India, Nepal, and potentially other locations will be required throughout the duration of the contract to engage with project partners and local research staff, by request of the lead faculty.

The job requires a knowledge of development economics and the ability to work efficiently across many projects and teams.

This position is well-suited for someone interested in a career at the intersection of research and policy.

Responsibilities for Strategic Portfolio Development include support the development of long-term partnerships with policy and other potential research counterparts based in India and other focus countries to lay the groundwork for future collaborative research projects that speak to current policy questions

Responsibilities for Research and Policy Outputs include conduct research analyses / impact analyses / code under the guidance of the PIs;

may also guide / oversee work of project research assistants. Draft, review / revise and / or contribute content for communication materials (website, op-eds, blog posts, etc), and grant proposals and reports.

Manage organization and delivery of events (e.g., symposiums, conferences) to ensure high quality implementation and effective stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities for Project Oversight Management include drive forward research study and initiative objectives to achieve goals in mutually agreed upon timelines, soliciting and synthesizing inputs from a range of team members, collaborators and partners, as needed.

Ensure that research processes across US-based and international teams are in place and being followed to ensure high-quality research deployment, including on field and data collection protocols, human subjects protection / research ethics, data security, data quality tracking and monitoring systems for studies, budgeting and spending, and project compliance.

Problem solve with team members, external vendors and other collaborators to ensure research and other project goals are met.

Assess overall study and portfolio financials, highlighting potential shortfalls and recommending strategies to fill funding gaps.

Lead or support the development of grant proposals and budgets, including coordination of compiling research and administrative inputs to ensure a coherent proposal, along with providing concrete guidance to affiliated country teams.

Manage completion and submission of grant deliverables by drafting, revising and submitting required materials to donors, coordinating inputs from others and ensuring deadlines are met.

Other related tasks, as assigned.

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Essential Duties

1. Develops and implements research operations to carry out specific long term field studies. 2. Hires, trains and supervises field staff providing direction in research protocol, subject recruitment, enrollment and obtaining consent from identified subjects.

3. Develops complex data management systems to incorporate significant data acquired during all phases of the study; reviews progress and assures accuracy and compliance of data being acquired and stored.

Generates regular and ad hoc reports for analysis of study integrity. 4. Provides continuous feedback on study progress, and contributes to complex development of annual reports, statistical reporting and protocol design.

5. May perform other related duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience

Master’s degree in relevant field and two years related demonstrated experience or the equivalent combination of education and demonstrated experience.

Required Skill / Ability 1 :

Strong understanding of empirical methods, including econometrics and economics, as demonstrated by coursework or other similar channels.

Proven knowledge of research methods, statistics, and data analysis, such as in Stata. Understanding of randomized controlled trials.

Required Skill / Ability 2 :

Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal) and the ability to interact effectively with faculty, staff, students, and research partners including those in developing countries.

Required Skill / Ability 3 :

Extremely organized and self-directed, with attention to detail and the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.

Flexible, self-motivated individual with a team player attitude. Demonstrated ability to train and lead a high performing research team.

Required Skill / Ability 4 :

Skills in grant proposal preparation, grant management, project reporting, and communications, including an ability to integrate research and policy into coherent and effective written materials.

Demonstrated ability to manage project budgets.

Required Skill / Ability 5 :

Demonstrated positive attitude and commitment to working as a member of a center-wide team. The ideal candidate should have the ability to understand, communicate, and effectively interact with people across cultures.

Being open to learning about different dimensions of diversity and exhibiting positive attitudes towards cultural differences.

Weekend Hours Required?

Occasional

Evening Hours Required?

Occasional

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