Research Intern -Satat Jeevikoparjan Yojana- J-PAL South Asia

The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) 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 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.

J-PAL SA supports JEEViKA, Bihar state’s Rural Livelihoods Mission, in their implementation of the Satat Jeevikoparjan Yojana (SJY) program. The SJY scheme is the first large-scale government implementation of a multi-layered livelihoods program (the “Graduation Approach”) with the objective to scale up the program to 200,000 ultra-poor households across Bihar

J-PAL South Asia’s SJY project is looking for an intern, based out of Patna, to assist in the conducting qualitative studies in Bihar.

The role would require regular co-ordination with an extensive field team, interacting with on-ground Master Resource Persons, design and track research elements and survey questionnaires. The intern would also assist with the analysis and insights into the data being collected.

Joining date: Immediately

Project Name: Satat Jeevikoparjan Yojana

Intern Roles and Responsibilities:

The Intern will work closely with Research Associates, Research Manager, Policy Manager and other field staff to perform a variety task including, but not limited to:

• Support the managing field teams during data collection on the field
• Assisting with data cleaning, preliminary data analysis, and preparation of documents and presentations for dissemination
• Report to research manager, policy manager and associates on all of the above-mentioned activities

Desired qualifications:

• Proficiency in written and verbal communication in English and Hindi is required
• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in social work, economics, public policy or allied disciplines
• Prior experience of conducting qualitative studies(preferably Case studies) is a plus
• Strong organizational and management skills
• Experience working with SurveyCTO and Stata or R is a plus
• Experience in field-based or phone-based data collection in India is a plus

How to Apply

If interested, please click on the APPLY button above and also email at bharti.atul@ifmr.ac.in with a CV and a short paragraph of why you would be a good fit for the role. We will consider applications on a rolling basis.