Research Associate

WELL Labs; Delhi; On-site; INR 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

WELL Labs in India invites applications for a data-focused role supporting data management and field implementation across multiple projects. You will engage in data collection, cleaning, and basic analyses, ensuring data quality and privacy.

This position involves collaborating with field teams, NGOs, and external partners, contributing to MEL activities, literature reviews, and clear documentation of findings for dissemination.

Qualifications

• Robust training in handling messy field data and deriving communicable findings.
• Experience with high‑frequency checks and ensuring data quality for field research.

Responsibilities

• Support data collection and field implementation across multiple projects in India.
• Conduct data cleaning with high‑frequency checks and de-link PII from survey data.
• Produce accurate summaries and basic analyses (descriptive stats, simple regression).
• Carry out literature reviews and contribute to project documentation and reporting.
• Coordinate with field teams and NGO partners for data collection and MEL activities.
• Disseminate research findings through briefs, blogs, and presentations.

Skills

Data management

ODK

Surveys

Descriptive statistics

Regression analysis

Stata

R

Python

Education

Bachelor’s degree or above in economics/public policy/international development

Tools

KoboToolbox

SurveyCTO

ODK

Job description

Bengaluru/ Delhi, India | Posted on 11/04/2026

Support data management and field implementation for primary and secondary data being gathered for various projects across different geographies in India.

Support quantitative and qualitative data collection (including ODK management, focus groups, interviews, and quantitative surveys, and secondary data reviews) and conduct data cleaning, including building and running high-frequency checks (HFCs) and de-linking personally identifiable information (PII), creating robust data management architecture tailored to each project.

Produce accurate and organised summaries of data, including basic analysis for descriptive statistics and simple regression analysis, and contribute to report writing.

Carry out literature reviews and other desk research, providing input on research questions and structure.

Develop and update project documentation regularly.

Work with external partners for the implementation of programme operations, while strengthening stakeholder relations, including coordinating with field teams and NGO partners collecting data on the ground.

Work with the technical consulting team and other colleagues to design and implement research studies and monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) activities across different projects within WELL Labs.

Contribute and support internal and external communications to disseminate project results and research findings, including briefs, blogs, reports, and presentations.

Contribute to WELL Labs’ institutional knowledge management and internal learning efforts.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or above in economics, public policy, international development, or closely related fields. More than the degree itself, we are looking for robust training in handling messy field data and bringing it into a shape from which findings can be analysed and communicated.
• Good understanding of economics, econometrics, and familiarity with randomised, quasi-experimental evaluations.
• Familiarity with high-frequency checks, principles of good quality data, and de-linking PII from survey data.
• Good working knowledge of Stata/R/Python or similar software for data analysis.
• Experience working on field research in economics in rural India.
• Up to 2 years of experience in using KoboToolbox/Survey CTO/ODK or a similar program for survey design and data collection
• Ability to learn to draw inferences from data to identify pathways for programme improvement and MEL evaluations.
• Experience in a multi-faceted role, with the ability to balance and prioritise across multiple projects and stakeholders.
• Strong writing and oral communication skills in English, with attention to detail and advanced writing and presentation skills.
• Proficiency in multiple Indian languages is a plus.
• Experience of working on agriculture or natural resource management projects is a plus.
• Demonstrable experience in working with surveyor teams, NGO partners and field implementation for data collection.
• Willingness to travel to field sites in India if required.