Job Description

Title: Research Analyst I/II

Company Name: The International Food Policy Research Institute

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ At Research Analyst I level Bachelor's degree in a related field plus two years of relevant professional experience or Master's degree in a relevant discipline.
∎ At the Research Analyst II level, Master's degree plus minimum 3 years of relevant, post-Master's work experience.

Job Context:
∎ REPORTS TO: DR. KATE AMBLER, RESEARCH FELLOW
∎ Job Summary: 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). The position offers an opportunity to gain first-hand field and analysis experience in an international organization undertaking cutting-edge development research based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This is a one-year, exempt, renewable appointment. Final position title will be based on experience and qualifications.
∎ The successful candidate will mainly support senior research staff on activities related to the implementation of the OneCGIAR Rethinking Food Markets and Value Chains for Inclusion and Sustainability research initiative and on other tasks related to survey implementation, evaluations and experiments in agricultural value chains.
∎ Interested candidates must have work authorization to work in Bangladesh.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Specific Duties include but are not limited to:
∎ Contribute to the design and management of research projects and coordination with partners.
∎ Take initiatives in identifying and working with implementing partners, including project inception meetings
∎ 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.
∎ Assisting with the development and implementation of quantitative surveys, including questionnaire development and programming for CAPI, field team training and development of software applications for recording interview responses on tablet computers.
∎ Conducting literature reviews, preparation of tables and graphs to contribute to proposals, project deliverables, briefs, and papers.
∎ Organization, cleaning, management, and statistical/econometric analysis of large household data sets.
∎ As needed, assisting with the analysis of GIS data and linking that information to survey data.
∎ Assist in preparing large datasets for public access to promote transparency and openness in social science research.
∎ Ability and willingness to travel within Bangladesh.
∎ Support IFPRI-Bangladesh country office activities and relevant stakeholders (e.g., the Ministry of Agriculture) as needed
∎ Other duties as assigned.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Experienced in managing field research projects, including survey work, project implementation, and partner relationships.
∎ 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.
∎ Excellent econometric skills on cross-section and panel data analysis.
∎ Demonstrated ability to perform in-depth statistical analysis and report the results.
∎ Demonstrated professional level of attention to detail evidenced by accurate and reproducible work.
∎ Experienced in conducting literature reviews of academic publications, research reports, etc.
∎ Demonstrated fluency in written and spoken English and Bangla.
∎ 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.
∎ Ability and willingness to travel and spend significant time doing fieldwork, as needed.
∎ Preferred Qualifications:
∎ 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)
∎ Field experience related to agriculture and value chains, is a strong plus.
∎ Experience acquired through an RA-ship or an independent research project, are strongly preferred)

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 27 Aug 2022

Company Information:
∎ 24 Aug 2022
∎ The International Food Policy Research Institute

Category: Research/Consultancy

Source: bdjobs.com

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