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Key roles and responsibilities
CEGA has two positions available to support a study, as part of the center’s larger Transparency research agenda. The primary goal is to evaluate the impact of reporting guidelines and resource incentives on reporting practices and publication outcomes of pre-registered research projects in economics and political science, and to ultimately improve the transparency and reproducibility of social science research.
The positions will work closely with CEGA Faculty Director Edward Miguel, Staff Scientist Fernando Hoces de la Guardia, and other CEGA staff, to support project management of the study and contribute to data collection, management and analysis.
The project will begin in 2023, and the positions will work to support the testing and implementation of reporting guidelines, the development of statistical models and analyses using Stata, R and other software packages, and will support the publishing of the resulting findings and research materials.
Experience and skills
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent international degree or enrolled in a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent international degree program.
Junior: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent international degree.
Assistant: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent international degree and at least two (2) years of professional experience OR Master’s degree or equivalent international degree.
- Preferred Qualifications 1-2 years experience conducting empirical research including contributing to – data collection and cleaning activities.
- 1-2 years experience and competency with statistical software packages such as STATA, R, and ability to render accurate statistical analysis.
- Ability to read and analyze published papers in economics, and accurately understand their main results.
- Ability to independently investigate solutions to technical and administrative problems.
- Ability to meet and discuss project objectives with academics, policymakers and donors.
- Outstanding written and oral communication skills, with the ability to translate complex scientific findings into accessible, non-technical language (via publications or professional presentations).
- Ability to work well with multi-national teams, and communicate effectively with colleagues and faculty.
- Strong interest in causal inference in applied microeconometrics, research design and program evaluation; experience with machine-learning methods a plus.
- Experience applying data transparency tools and techniques such as study registries, pre-analysis plans, open data platforms, and disclosure of methods and results.
- Ability to interact with individuals at all levels in a fast-paced environment, sometimes under pressure, while remaining flexible, proactive, tactful, resourceful and efficient, and with a high level of professionalism and confidentiality.