Vacancy for Evaluation Research Associate at MIT

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Récompense totale

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Association professionnelle

FORSA Mina7

Région

Amérique

Pays hôte

États-Unis

Date limite

11 juil. 2020

Niveau d'études

Premier cycle

Type d'opportunité

Emploi

Financement d'opportunité

Financement complet

Pays éligibles

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Région éligible

Toutes les régions

Apply for the Vacancy for Evaluation Research Associate at MIT. The category of the position is Laboratory and Research.

Benefits

Working at MIT offers opportunities, an environment, a culture – and benefits – that just aren’t found together anywhere else. Additionally, 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.

Duties

D-Lab, to join a sponsored research project that is developing a Realist-informed approach to evaluating changes in capacities for local innovation in communities facing development challenges in the global South. Also, the candidate will provide data collection, data analysis, instrument design, and other research support to the study’s principal investigator (PI).

Likewise, responsibilities include implementing and coordinating field research associated with the study, including field testing various data collection and assessment instruments, and implementing a pilot evaluation utilizing the methodology developed through the project. Additionally, the incumbent will also document the research process, analyze data sets using qualitative and quantitative methods, and contribute to the creation of project reports and written outputs.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree in a social science field related to international development. Also, a proven ability to successfully execute time-bound, field-based research projects. Likewise, strong project management skills; excellent follow-through; ability to write and speak effectively in English and Spanish. Likewise, the ability to create and maintain rapport and effective working relationships with people in diverse positions.

Preferred: advanced degree with a focus on international development and/or evaluation, experience field-testing research or evaluation instruments. Also, at least one year of professional and/or academic experience implementing on-experimental evaluations of development-related projects.

Salary range: $55 – 65,000

This is a 1.5-year appointment with an option to extend pending funding availability.

About the University

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Institute is a land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant university, with an urban campus that extends more than a mile alongside the Charles River.

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