Research Associate
Precision Development (PxD)
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Nairobi • Kenya
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About the role
- Work with the team leadership and other colleagues in scoping, designing, piloting, and scaling evidence-backed digital agriculture services, including spending time with farmers in the field to ensure that services are closely aligned with user needs.
- Assist in the development and implementation of new research ideas and projects that support PxD’s programs and partners.
- Conduct qualitative and quantitative data collection (including farmer focus groups, interviews, and quantitative surveys) and data cleaning.
- Produce accurate and organized summaries of data, including basic analysis for descriptive statistics and simple regression analysis.
- Carry out literature reviews and other desk research, providing input on research questions and structure.
- Develop and update project documentation regularly.
- Support partner relations and work with external stakeholders to implement program operations.
- Support compliance with IRB protocols and relevant in-country research permission requirements.
- Contribute to funding proposals and project reports.
- Contribute and support internal and external communications to disseminate project results and research findings, including briefs, blogs, reports, and presentations.
- Contribute to PxD’s institutional knowledge management and internal learning efforts.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in economics, public policy, international development, or closely related fields.
- Ability to draw inferences from data to identify pathways for program improvement (e.g., call center productivity, feedback of users to an SMS campaign, looking at usage statistics).
- Strong understanding of economics, econometrics, and familiarity with randomized evaluations.
- Excellent knowledge of Stata or R, or similar software for data analysis
- Experience in using SurveyCTO/ODK or a similar program for survey design.
- Experience in a multi-faceted role, with the ability to balance and prioritize across multiple projects and stakeholders.
- Understanding and application of research ethics for human subjects in the social sciences.
- Strong writing and oral communication skills in English, with attention to detail and advanced writing and presentation skills.
- Willingness to travel to field sites in Kenya.
Benefits
- Flexible working arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
data collectiondata cleaningdescriptive statisticsregression analysisliterature reviewseconomicseconometricssurvey designdata analysisresearch ethics
Soft Skills
communication skillswriting skillsattention to detailorganizational skillsability to prioritizeinterpersonal skillsteam collaborationproblem-solvingadaptabilityfieldwork engagement