J-PAL's Annual Recruitment Drive is Now Open! November 16th - January 10th 2017

J-PAL's Annual Recruitment Drive is Now Open! November 16th - January 10th Do you love learning, are a strategic thinker, and are you ready to join a team of supportive, engaging, and fun colleagues? The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) and partner organizations seek motivated and skilled professionals for positions hiring now and through the summer of 2017. J-PAL was established in 2003 as a research center at the Economics Department at MIT. Since then, it has grown into a global network of researchers who use randomized evaluations to answer critical policy questions in the fight against poverty. J-PAL is propelled by a first-rate team dedicated to research, policy, training, and other vital work, supporting J-PAL's mission to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence. Visit J-PAL Careers to apply   POSITIONS INCLUDE:  RESEACH Research staff manage survey teams, perform data analysis, and support the research activities that test and improve the effectiveness of programs and policies aimed at reducing poverty. The bulk of positions we're hiring for are research opportunities. Field Research Associates Data Research Associates Research Managers, Fellows and Post-docs TRAINING Training staff run Executive Education classes, custom courses, online courses, and build capacity for monitoring and evaluation; we train implementers and policymakers on how to become better producers and users of evidence from impact evaluations.  Training Associates Training Managers POLICY Policy staff take the highest quality of academic research and translate it into action on the ground by working with policymakers around the world. Policy Associates Policy Managers FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION  Finance and Administration staff are the backbone of an organization, providing finance, IT, human resources and general administrative support and guidance to the organization. Finance, HR, and Administrative Associates & Managers The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) is a center at the MIT Department of Economics, with regional offices in Africa, Europe, Latin America & the Caribbean, North America, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. J-PAL's mission is to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence. J-PAL works to achieve this by conducting rigorous impact evaluations, building capacity, and informing policy. Questions? Contact jobs@povertyactionlab.org.