Job Opportunities at J-PAL North America (MIT)

J-PAL North America leads J-PAL’s work in the North America region by conducting randomized evaluations, building partnerships for evidence-informed policymaking, and helping partners scale up effective programs to reduce poverty.Their work spans a wide range of sectors including health care, housing, criminal justice, education, and economic mobility, among others.

They are hiring for a variety of open roles, all with an application deadline of December 3, 2018. Job descriptions with instructions on how to apply are linked below. J-PAL North America values the strength that diverse teams bring to this work. J-Pal North America actively welcome applicants who come from backgrounds that reflect populations most impacted by poverty and from backgrounds that are underrepresented in the economics field.

• Senior Research & Training Associate - J-PAL North America

• Senior Policy Associate - J-PAL North America

• Policy Associate - J-PAL North America

• Research Manager - J-PAL North America

• Research Associate - J-PAL North America

• Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow – Amy Finkelstein

Interested candidates can refer to a  recruitment webinar on Friday, November 30th to learn more about working at J-PAL. Additionally, J-PAL has recently published a document that may be useful to potential applicants: Pursuing a Research Assistant Position in Economics.