JOB OPPORTUNITY AT CPRS SOCIAL MOBILITY [APPLY NOW]

Posted by: sonali choudhury

About the Organization:

Centre for Policy Research (CPR) is India’s leading public policy think tank. CPR is a non-profit, non-partisan independent institution dedicated to research that contributes to the production of high-quality scholarship, better policies, and a more robust public discourse about the structures and processes that shape life in India.

About the Job:

The Research Associate will closely work with the Initiative Head and support him with the overall effort in the Initiative’s work.

Eligibility:

Education

• Masters or above in any discipline with the ability and interest to appreciate good work across.

• disciplines; demonstrated good organizational skills and writing ability.

• Familiarity with qualitative and quantitative research, policy analysis, and statistical analysis packages

(e.g. SPSS, Stata, R)

Work Experience

• Previous experience in development research or work in a similar sector is strongly preferred

Key Competencies

• Excellent writing skills

• The successful candidate will be resourceful, detail-oriented, and have excellent organizational skills with demonstrated ability to multitask and meet deadlines.

• The flexibility of being staffed on a research project within CPR, that is outside the domain expertise

The deadline for applying is 31st Dec 2021. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the next round.

Job Profile:

• Compiling, curating, and analytically cataloging the available research on social mobility in India (and other developing countries), including academic work from different disciplines, as well as “gray” literature – sourced from NGO and foundation reports, news items, etc. (I have a co-edited volume coming out shortly, which does some of this work, so the RA won’t be starting from zero.)

• Keeping tabs on ongoing research as well as on practical initiatives that cast a light on important questions related to social mobility

• To visualize and effect the connections between this research and that going on in other parts of CPR

• Helping develop short research reports and policy briefs

• Helping identify important knowledge gaps and helming one or more calls for action-research proposals

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should send their CVs and a Cover Letter in PDF format only to jobs@cprindia.org. The filename for the CV should be in the following format: lastname_cv.pdf (everything in lower case). Please make the subject of the email “Research Associate- Social Mobility Initiative.”

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