Inclusion Economics India Centre Hiring for Senior Research Associate (Environment & Governance Portfolio) at Patna, Bihar, India

Who We Are:

Inclusion Economics India Centre is a policy-engaged research initiative affiliated with Inclusion Economics at Yale University, founded and based out of the Yale Economic Growth Center and MacMillan Center. Inclusion Economics India Centre is based at, and accountable to, the Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR) Society.

Drawing upon economics, political science, and related fields, we conduct cutting-edge research to understand how policy can promote inclusive, accountable economies and societies. Our core research focuses on gender as it relates to labor economics and broader economic empowerment, political economy and governance, education and environmental economics. Our core research in the Environment & Governance portfolio focuses on understanding how extreme weather affects the well-being of communities and seeks to support effective governance in empowering communities to adapt to risks related to environment and climate change.

We are looking for a Senior Research Associate to support a field-based research project investigating the impact of a community-based flood early warning system in Bihar on households’ ex-ante adaptation behavior and post-flood physical and mental morbidity. Read more about the project here. Specifically, the research team is seeking a full-time Senior Research Associate who will (a) work closely with our on-ground implementation and government partners to execute the research study, (b) train and monitor grassroots volunteers in community outreach techniques and how to view and use Google’s flood forecasting and alert system on Android phones; and (c) plan, collect, clean and analyze data from households enrolled in our panel study.

The Senior Research Associate will be based in Patna where the study is located. It is an excellent opportunity for someone interested in a career in academic research, whether in a university or a research/policy think tank. This position requires a self-starting candidate who enjoys working on cutting-edge research that informs policy. The candidate will have a unique opportunity to drive efforts to ensure that government policy priorities inform research agenda and vice versa. The candidate will also conduct in-depth interviews and scoping activities, engage with government stakeholders, manage field activities and coordinate field staff to execute primary data collection activities across Bihar. She/he will support high-quality cleaning and rigorous analysis of both primary and secondary data and work with a team of leading economists and public policy experts from top universities across the world and the Inclusion Economics India Centre.

Principal Investigators for Environment Projects:

Prof. Rohini Pande, Henry J. Heinz II Professor of Economics and Director Economic Growth Center, Yale University

Prof. Maulik Jagnani, Assistant Professor in the Fletcher School and Department of Economics at Tufts University