Institute Of Development And Economics Alternatives IDEAS Pakistan Jobs December 2020

Institute Of Development And Economics Alternatives IDEAS Pakistan Jobs December 2020:

IDEAS is hiring!

We are looking for a passionate Research Assistant to join our Crime, Policing and State Building Project.

Job Description and Requirements
A Research Assistant has the following responsibilities:

1. Conduct research and literature reviews on key topics within the research program areas
2. Write policy briefs, reports, notes, summaries, abstracts and blogs as required by senior research
   fellows;
3. Interview academics, policy makers and important stakeholders for writing of research reports and
   policy briefs;
4. Collect and analyse information and assemble information from a wide variety of sources, both primary
   and secondary and synthesize research material;
5. Produce research findings in various statistical formats and creatively represents that data in different
   charts, tables, and graphs;
6. Responsible for the overall logistics of any seminars, workshops and conferences organized by the
   research program;
7. Organize, update and maintain work documents for the team and senior research fellows;
8. Offer research and/or administrative support to other research programs as required.

• Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Sociology, Social Sciences, or any related discipline. Fresh graduates
• are encouraged to apply.
• Excellent oral and written English and Urdu communication skills.
• Thorough knowledge of library and online research resources with capacity to conduct independent
• research and fieldwork.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, demonstrating initiative and reliability.
• Strong interpersonal skills, organizational skills, and attention to detail required.
• Willingness to do fieldwork and travel as required.
• Should have a strong command on the statistical software(s) e.g. STATA and R.

Desirable

• Work experience of 1-2 years, preferably in a research environment.
• Additional local language skills e.g. Punjabi.
• Working knowledge of NVivo and GIS is also preferred.
• Should ideally know how to use Urdu keyboard.

How to apply: Interested candidates should fill this online form AND also send their CV, cover letter and transcripts to
[email protected] with the subject line “IDEAS – Research Assistant”
Any submissions outside the application guidelines will not be considered.
Deadline for applications is 20th December, 2020

Institute Of Development And Economics Alternatives IDEAS Pakistan Jobs December 2020