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POLICY ASSOCIATEAbdul 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 newsletters and website content among other sector-specific work; develop in-depth knowledge of one or more J-PAL sector; support and manage the administration of a sector-specific ongoing competitive research fund and provide evidence support to policymakers; may support J-PALs 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-PALsregional officesor assisting with other J-PAL projects.
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Job Requirements
REQUIRED: Bachelors degree; minimum oftwo years of relevant work experience; and training in economics including intermediate-level economics and econometrics. PREFERRED: Masters degree anda demonstrated interest in and experience with one or more of J-PALs sectors. Job #25019
Applicants must apply through the MIT Jobs portal and complete thisGoogle Form.
A commitment of three years is preferred.
6/17/2025
Required Experience:
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Full-Time