Working at MIT offers opportunities, an environment, a culture - and benefits - that just aren't found together anywhere else. If you're curious, motivated, want to be part of a unique community, and help shape the future - then take a look at this opportunity.

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE , Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)-North America , to support data analysis for the evaluation of the Nurse-Family Partnership. Key responsibilities include assisting with all stages of empirical research in health economics; working with data sets, cleaning and running checks to spot errors, and generally preparing and performing data analysis; assisting with literature reviews and institutional review board applications; communicating with research partners about data requests and analysis; and preparing academic papers.

Job Requirements
REQUIRED : at least two years of experience working on impact evaluations or other quantitative research, which may include experience gained through full- or part-time work, college-level coursework, related internships, or volunteer opportunities; strong quantitative background; and solid programming skills (e.g., Stata, R, Python or Julia). PREFERRED : a bachelor's degree in economics, social sciences, public policy, or related quantitative field, and technical understanding of randomized impact evaluations. Job #19301

Application material must include a cover letter and resume as one attachment. In your cover letter, please include your interest in the position and J-PAL North America's mission and experience with social science research and communities experiencing or at risk of experiencing poverty.

Depending on public health directives related to COVID-19, this position may be remote initially and in the future will be based on the MIT campus in Cambridge, MA.

2/10/21

This position is not eligible for any type of visa sponsorship.