Research Associate / Sr Research Associate (Weather Initiative)

Precision Agriculture For Development; New Delhi; Presencial; INR 700 000 - 1 000 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Precision Development (PxD) is hiring a Research Associate / Senior Research Associate to contribute to the Weather Initiative in India. You will work with PxD researchers to test ideas and measure impact, focusing on how digital technology can be adopted and scaled within government.

The level (Associate or Senior Associate) will depend on experience and scope. The role emphasizes data systems, analysis development, and collaboration with local teams, with India-based fieldwork and potential

Qualificações

• Bachelor's or Master's in economics, agricultural economics, public policy, statistics, or related field.
• Strong economics, econometrics, and familiarity with randomized evaluations.
• Proficient in Stata, R, Python or similar for data analysis.
• Field research experience in LMIC countries.
• Experience with SurveyCTO/ODK for survey design.
• Knowledge of research ethics in social sciences.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills; able to work independently and collaboratively.
• Fluent in English; knowledge of an Indian language is a plus.
• Willingness to travel to project sites.

Responsabilidades

• Support dashboards for weather data visualization (R/Shiny, SQL).
• Develop data pipelines for ingesting weather data (APIs, databases).
• Train local staff on SQL tasks related to weather data systems.
• Prepare weather data for analysis and build models using weather data.
• Prototype feasibility analyses for new weather-data-based services.

Conhecimentos

Economics

Econometrics

Randomized evaluations

English fluency

Formação académica

Bachelor's/Master's in economics/public policy/statistics or related

Ferramentas

Stata

R

Python

SurveyCTO/ODK

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Job Summary

Title: Research Associate / Senior Research Associate (Weather Initiative)

Location: Delhi, India preferred. Candidates must have existing authorization to work in India; PxD is unable to sponsor visas for this role.

Salary will be competitive and commensurate with the candidates skills, experience, and the local labor market in India

Position: Full-time

Precision Development (PxD) is looking for a Research Associate / Senior Research Associate to join our team. The successful candidate will work closely with PxD and affiliated researchers, contributing substantially to PxD's weather initiative in India - testing new ideas and measuring their impact. The role calls for someone who understands and appreciates how digital technology is adopted and scaled within government.

We're hiring for this role at either the Research Associate or Senior Research Associate level. The specific level will be determined based on the candidate's years of experience, demonstrated seniority, and scope of past responsibilities.

Responsibilities

Data Systems

• Support implementation and performance tuning of dashboards visualizing weather and related data (R/Shiny, SQL)
• Develop and maintain data pipelines for ingesting, processing, and storing weather data (APIs, databases)
• Support streamlining and automation of weather data workflows for PxD's research teams
• Monitor data quality and flag anomalies or gaps in incoming weather data feeds
• Support and train local staff on SQL tasks related to weather data systems

Analysis Development

• Prepare weather and related operational/research data for analysis
• Conduct data analysis or build predictive models/tools using weather data:
  • To improve existing PxD operations, systems, or services (e.g. advisory triggers, alert thresholds)
  • As part of research projects using weather data (e.g. correlating weather variables with program outcomes)
• Prototype and conduct feasibility analysis for new weather-data-based services (e.g. remote sensing-based advisory, forecast integration)
• Support technical troubleshooting and uptime of weather data systems (APIs, sensors, third-party data providers)

What You'll Bring

• A Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in economics, agricultural economics, public policy, statistics, or a closely related field.
• Strong understanding of economics, econometrics, and familiarity with randomized evaluations.
• Excellent knowledge of Stata, R, Python, or similar software for data analysis.
• Demonstrated experience working on field research in economics in LMIC countries.
• Demonstrated experience in using SurveyCTO/ODK or a similar program for survey design.
• Understanding of research ethics for human subjects in the social sciences.
• Excellent organizational skills, detail-oriented, and ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
• Fluency in English. Demonstrated strong oral and written communication skills. Knowledge of any Indian language is a plus.
• Ability to work under time pressure and solve problems creatively.
• Willingness to travel to project sites and conduct fieldwork.