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About the Role

This Junior Researcher position within the Airbel Impact Lab supports the Education Unit on multiple research projects, focusing on data management and analysis. It's an opportunity for an early-career researcher to gain hands-on experience in humanitarian education research.

Responsibilities

• Conduct quantitative and qualitative research activities, including data cleaning, organization, management, and analysis.
• Ensure data quality and integrity.
• Produce high-quality reports for diverse audiences.
• Support implementation research studies to assess intervention delivery, quality, fidelity, and cost-effectiveness.
• Support randomized control trials to identify intervention impacts on children's learning and wellbeing.
• Contribute to the advancement of research priorities under supervision.
• Disseminate research findings by drafting reports, briefs, and blog posts.
• Collaborate with internal teams and departments on research activities.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• MA required in Education, Economics, Statistics, or related field.
• Excellent knowledge of quantitative research methods, including inferential statistics and qualitative approaches.
• Exposure to implementation research and causal inference.
• Demonstrated experience in data cleaning, management, and analysis.
• Proficiency in at least one statistical or data analysis tool (e.g., Stata, R, Python).
• Familiarity with qualitative data methods (e.g., thematic analysis, content analysis) is desirable.
• Up to three years of experience in research, data analysis, or a related field; relevant internship, academic research, or volunteer experience will be considered.
• Strong written communication skills, including the ability to present research findings clearly and accessibly for non-specialist audiences.
• Experience drafting reports, summaries, or briefs is an asset.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities, work effectively under pressure, and adapt in a fast-paced team environment.
• Fluent in English required.
• Proficiency in French or Arabic language preferred.

Skills

• Quantitative research methods
• Inferential statistics
• Qualitative approaches
• Implementation research
• Causal inference
• Data cleaning
• Data management
• Data analysis
• Stata
• R
• Python
• Thematic analysis
• Content analysis
• Written communication
• Report drafting
• Organizational skills

Location

• Remote
• Colombia
• Kenya
• United States of America

Work Type

• Remote
• Full-time

Experience Level

• Early-career researcher
• Up to three years of experience

Education Level

• MA required

Salary/Compensations

• $80,000-$95,000/yr (US Pay Rate)

About the Company

• The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster.
• Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities.
• The IRC’s Airbel Impact Lab designs, tests, and scales life-changing, cost-effective solutions for people affected by conflict and disaster.
• The Airbel Impact Lab applies deep technical expertise, field experience, behavioral sciences, human-centered design, rigorous research, and multi-disciplinary problem-solving in humanitarian contexts.
• IRC workers adhere to the core values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct: Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability.
• IRC operates and enforces policies on Safeguarding, Conflicts of Interest, Fiscal Integrity, and Reporting Wrongdoing and Protection from Retaliation.
• IRC is committed to taking preventive measures and creating a safe environment, and taking corrective measures when harm occurs.
• IRC builds teams of professionals who promote critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity.

Equal Opportunity

• IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.