Senior Livelihoods Researcher

GiveWell

Senior Livelihoods Researcher identifying and funding cost-effective ways to improve living standards among the global poor. Joining a small grantmaking team with rigorous research agendas.

Posted 6/24/2026full-timeRemote • California, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $280,000 - $308,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

You will be joining a small grantmaking team to contribute to our ambitious research agenda on livelihoods.
You’ll sift through the countless questions we could try to answer, honing in on those that matter most.
You’ll also communicate externally about your work and advise other researchers on the team.
You will shape a research agenda that brings rigor and creativity to the thorniest questions the GiveWell livelihoods team faces.
Your work will combine empirical evidence review and critical synthesis, cost-effectiveness modeling, discussions with subject matter experts, and your own judgment.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A quantitatively oriented advanced degree (e.g., in economics, statistics, public policy or related fields)
Substantial professional experience in the livelihoods landscape (broadly defined). This could include experience in academic research and/or in program implementation or funding.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully funded health, dental, vision, and life insurance (we cover 100% of premiums within the US for you and any dependents)
Four weeks of paid time off per year
16 weeks of fully paid parental leave
Ergonomic home workstations or coworking space memberships
Automatic contribution equal to 5% of your gross salary into your 403(b) retirement plan (for U.S. based staff)

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Hard Skills & Tools

empirical evidence reviewcritical synthesiscost-effectiveness modeling

Soft Skills

communicationadvisingjudgment

Certifications

advanced degree