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Massachusetts Institute of Technology CEA Senior Policy Associate in Cambridge, Massachusetts

CEA Senior Policy Associate

  • Job Number: 24420

  • Functional Area: Research - Other

  • Department: Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab

  • School Area: Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences

  • Employment Type: Full-time (Hybrid)

  • Employment Category: Exempt

  • Visa Sponsorship Available: No

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    Job Description

SENIOR POLICY ASSOCIATE, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), to join a global research center working to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence. Will write publications that translate economic research into lessons for policymakers around the world; support senior staff to create materials for policy outreach, including publications, evaluation summaries, presentations, grant proposals, policy memos, blogs, social media content, and newsletters and website content among other sector-specific work; support and manage the administration of a sector-specific, ongoing competitive research fund; develop in-depth knowledge of one of J-PAL’s sectors; and provide evidence support to policymakers; may support J-PAL’s overall mission in other ways including knowledge management, work in the area of diversity, equity, and inclusion, serving as a liaison between J-PAL Global and J-PAL’s regional offices (https://www.povertyactionlab.org/j-pal-offices) or assisting with other J-PAL projects. Full job description available here (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sdJ0081zcAqMXUTJJFlr0uB4-dkrbHqs/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=113602113597162164730&rtpof=true&sd=true) .

Job Requirements

REQUIRED: bachelor’s degree; minimum four years of relevant work experience; training in economics, including intermediate-level economics and econometrics. PREFERRED: master’s degree; demonstrated interest in and experience with one or more of J-PAL’s sectors . Job #24420 Applicants must apply through this MIT HR portal and complete this Google Form (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-X2yfdzQ3E83Z-v3s6r3ga4dvtUmsoJgfiGwcXRDB5AFR8g/viewform) to be considered. 9/17/2024

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