Funding Opportunities:
CEGA: Request for Proposals | The Agricultural Technology Adoption Initiative (ATAI) (Rolling)
Details: The Agricultural Technology Adoption Initiative (ATAI) is a collaboration between J-PAL and UC Berkeley’s Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA), launched in 2009 with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), and an anonymous donor. ATAI funds our network of researchers to generate rigorous evidence through randomized evaluations on the stages of agricultural transformation. Agricultural transformation is the process of farmers transitioning out of subsistence and into expanding commercial enterprise through expanded output markets, crop diversification, and the deepening of value chains.
ATAI is pleased to announce two rolling requests for proposals (RFPs) in 2021:
- Gender-focused RFP
- Agricultural Transformation (AT) RFP
ATAI asks applicants to review the RFPs carefully for detailed instructions on the proposal criteria and application process. Please note that while the Gender-focused RFP follows a familiar email-based application process, J-PAL initiatives, including ATAI, are transitioning to using an online portal for all submissions, reviews, invoices, and grantee reporting. To apply for the Agricultural Transformation (AT) RFP, you will first need to register via our online portal.
We look forward to yet another exceptional ATAI competition. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact atai@povertyactionlab.org.
Deadline: Rolling
Apply: Learn more and apply here.
Request for Proposals | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Project Proposals in Liberia (Jul 12)
Details: The International Programme is a technical assistance fund which supports small-scale projects that aim to deliver policy outcomes. Examples of activity funded by the International Programme include communications, training, development of online digital resources, and so on. Successful projects should deliver change in Liberia.
We will prioritise bids from local NGOs/ civil society organisations but bids which involve working with government bodies may also be approved where there is a strong case. We will also accept bids from international organisations. We welcome proposals for work in all regions of Liberia. Focus areas include youth, gender equality, human rights, justice, democracy, media freedom, health, climate change/environment and education
Deadline: July 12
Apply: Learn more and apply here.
Request for Applications | Rhodes University Postdoctoral Research Fellowships 2022 (Jul 31)
Details: The University Council has established several Rhodes University Postdoctoral Research Fellowships across all faculties which may be awarded for one year with the possibility of renewal.
The Fellowships are intended to foster existing research and scholarly or creative activities within Rhodes University departments and institutes. Ideally a Fellow's proposed work will closely complement existing programmes in the host department.
- Although there is no age restriction, potential Fellows must hold a doctoral degree, awarded within the last five years, preferably from an institution other than Rhodes University and recognized as appropriate to the discipline for which the Fellowship is sought. Successful candidates must be of exceptional merit as evidenced by the quality and corpus of publications or other recognized forms of achievement relevant to the Fellow's discipline. The Fellowship will be awarded strictly on merit.
- An applicant who has not completed his/her PhD at the time the Fellowship is offered must have submitted the PhD thesis by the end of 2020. In these circumstances the Research Office will require written assurance from the applicant's supervisor that there is a reasonable expectation that the doctoral degree will be awarded.
- Applications should be made through Heads of Departments or Directors of Research Institutes.
Deadline: July 31
Apply: Learn more and apply here.
Request for Proposals | The Fund for Innovation in Development (FID) (Rolling)
Details: The Fund for Innovation in Development (FID) is a new initiative to support innovation that contributes to reducing global poverty and inequality. Through flexible grant funding, FID enables innovators and researchers to test new ideas, build rigorous evidence of what works, and scale the highest-impact and most cost- effective solutions.
Innovation is central to accelerating a more just and inclusive world. FID embodies this idea by offering a renewed approach to development assistance, providing grant funding to test new ideas, experiment and demonstrate – based on rigorous evaluation methods – what works in development, and scale the most efficient solutions with the greatest positive impact.
FID accepts applications:
- for innovations in any sector, and specifically encourages applications for solutions in education, health, climate change, and gender equality
- for innovations in all low- and middle-income countries, and specifically encourages applications from the priority countries for French aid
- from nearly any type of applicant, including researchers, governments, NGOs and for-profit companies.
Deadline: Rolling
Apply: Learn more and apply here.
Request for Proposals | Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) at USAID (Rolling)
Details: Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) provides grant funding to innovators and researchers to test new ideas, take strategic risks, build evidence of what works, and advance the best solutions.
DIV’s tiered-funding model embraces risk at early stages and mitigates risk at later stages, ensuring that funding is targeted to the most cost-effective innovations that can improve people’s lives.DIV takes a broad approach to innovation; innovations can be business models, products, behavioral interventions, applied research, or replications of proven innovations in novel environments.
DIV accepts applications on a rolling basis. Our window is always open, so you can submit your application at any time.
Deadline: Rolling
Apply: Learn more and apply here.
Events:
CEGA: BITSS Research Transparency and Reproducibility Training (Jul 18)
Details: BITSS will hold its next Research Transparency and Reproducibility Training (RT2) on 8/23, 8/25, 9/1, and 9/3. RT2 will be hosted online and sessions will take place 8–11:30 am PT (GMT-7) on the days noted.
RT2 provides participants with an overview of tools and practices for transparent and reproducible social science research. The program is developed and delivered by leading researchers from across the social sciences and will provide participants with opportunities for collaborative work and skills-building. Participants will be able to exchange feedback and receive support from instructors through daily online forums. Following the training, BITSS will also facilitate office hours where participants will be able to meet with instructors and receive guidance on their research questions and ideas.
The program will be distributed over four days. A tentative agenda is available here. Sessions will focus on the following topics:
- Research ethics and Mertonian norms for transparency and reproducibility
- Improved specification through study pre-registration and pre-analysis plans
- Appropriate use of statistics and interpretation of statistical evidence
- Hands-on practice with version control using Git (GitHub or the Command Line)
- Dynamic documents with R or Stata
- Data sharing and management practices for reproducibility.
To be considered for a tuition fee waiver, applications must be submitted no later than Sunday, 11:59 pm PT, July 18.
Learn more and apply here.
Call for Papers | Electronic Health Economics Colloquium (EHEC) conference (Jul 13)
Details: The Electronic Health Economics Colloquium (EHEC) is a bi-weekly online health economics seminar series. The goals of EHEC are to share high-quality, new health economics research on a platform that is freely available; maintain and improve communication among health economists during a time of social distancing; and to promote equity in health economics research.
We are looking for papers in late draft stages in any area of health economics (broadly defined) to be presented at future EHEC seminars. Submission portal will be open until July 14, 2021 at 6:00 PM EDT / 5:00 PM CDT. If selected, presenters will be notified as soon as possible. Seminars will be every three weeks at 2:30 PM EDT / 1:30 PM CDT / 11:30 AM PDT starting on August 10, 2021.
Learn more and submit here.
ANU | Myanmar Update 2021: Living with the Pandemic and the Coup (Jul 15-17)
Details: In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic changed things everywhere. It is still too early to say what the full effects of the pandemic will be on Myanmar. And to further exacerbate this, in February 2021, the Tatmadaw, Myanmar’s Armed forces staged a coup seizing power from the democratically elected and incumbent government, the National League for Democracy. What has followed has seen mass demonstrations on the streets, brutal crackdowns, economic downturn and the redrawing of many long-held boundaries, be it social or political. This year’s update brings together a diverse list of experts who address the many social issues that have emerged from both the pandemic and the coup and their long-term consequences for Myanmar.
The Myanmar (Burma) Update is a major venue at which to present cutting-edge scholarship on political, social and economic affairs in Myanmar. Now in its third decade, it is one of only two longstanding, regularly held international conferences on the country, and is alone in routinely publishing papers presented at the conference. It is one of a range of Update conferences held at The Australian National University on countries across Asia and the Pacific. The conference will be moderated by Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) Myanmar
Learn more and register here.
Oxford | Challenges and rewards of integrating qualitative and quantitative data in gender research (Jul 16)
Details: This seminar will discuss experiences in using qualitative and quantitative research as part of the Gender, Agriculture and Assets Project (https://gaap.ifpri.info/), particularly in the development and validation of the project-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (pro-WEAI). It will address tips and practical challenges and ordering of mixed methods approaches, and present an example from Nepal where exploring the tensions between qualitative and quantitative findings led to new insights and improved methods overall.
Learn more and register here.
Call for Proposals | The Civil Society Policy Forum (CSPF) (Jul 26)
Details: The Civil Society Policy Forum (CSPF) has become an integral part of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group Spring and Annual Meetings, providing an open space for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to dialogue and exchange views with World Bank Group and IMF staff, their peers, government delegations, and other stakeholders on a wide range of topics.
Ensuring that civil society can continue to engage and dialogue with World Bank and IMF remains a priority for the two institutions. Thus, in cooperation with the Civil Society Policy Forum (CSPF) Working Group, we are launching the call for proposals for a virtual CSPF to take place over the course of the weeks (September 27 - October 8, 2021) directly preceding the Annual Meetings (October 15 - 17, 2021) in the morning in Washington D.C. (ET)
The call for proposals for the 2021 Annual Meetings CSPF is now open. The call for proposals will close on July 26 at 9:00am Eastern Time.
Learn more and submit here.
Call for Submissions | Structural Transformation and Economic Growth (STEG) Workshops (Jul 28)
Details: We are excited to announce that the six STEG themes will be holding online workshops in September 2021.
These thematic workshops have a dual purpose within the broader STEG program. First, they are a way of increasing the visibility of STEG within the research community and attracting, strengthening, and widening the community of interested scholars. Second, they will play a role in helping to share knowledge of the current research frontier and in identifying open research questions. The workshops will be used to shape future calls for funding that are anticipated as part of the STEG programme.
We welcome submissions to these workshops. Please find below the schedule of the workshops and information about their structure and emphasis. Note that the deadline for call for papers for all five workshops is Wednesday 28th July at 11.59 pm.
- Theme 0: Data, measurement, and conceptual framing; Workshop dates: 7th September
- Theme 1: Firms, frictions and spillovers, and industrial policy; Workshop dates: 24th September
- Theme 2: Labour, home production, and structural transformation; Workshop date: 21st September
- Theme 3: Agricultural productivity and sectoral gaps and Theme 4: Trade and spatial frictions; Workshop dates: 16th-17th September
- Theme 5: Political economy and public investment; Workshops dates: 10th September
Learn more and register here.
Call For Papers | Symposium on Economic Experiments in Developing Countries (SEEDEC) (Aug 10)
Details: The 2021 Symposium on Economic Experiments in Developing Countries (SEEDEC) will be organized virtually by FAIR at the Norwegian School of Economics and the Department of Economics at the Monash Business School on October 7, 2021. This annual symposium, now in its ninth year, brings together a community of scholars who employ laboratory experimental methods for research in low and middle-income countries. The symposium will start in the morning Australian time and end in the evening European time allowing researchers from around the world to participate.
We encourage researchers and interested participants to submit full papers or extended abstracts (up to 300 words). Presenters might be asked to serve as a discussant for another paper in their session.
Learn more and submit or register here.
Career Opportunities:
CEGA: Hiring Summer-Fall 2021 Global Networks Intern (Jul 15)
Details: The Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) seeks a motivated student intern to work closely with the Global Networks team. This is an opportunity for a graduate student to work part time (approximately 10-12 hours per week) for the last month of summer and into Fall 2021 semester, for a total of 18 weeks. CEGA is able to offer a stipend for this position. Ideally, this intern will be based in the bay area and able to work a hybrid schedule (mix of in-person and remote).
CEGA’s Global Networks (GN) program focuses on building research capacity in low and middle income countries (LMIC’s). We work with universities, NGOs and governments to create durable networks of researchers in LMIC’s who can lead impact evaluations and influence social change in their own countries. We do this by offering fellowships for LMIC researchers; funding collaborative research between LMIC scholars and CEGA affiliates; and organizing several events. The portfolio currently includes four initiatives: the East Africa Social Science Translation (EASST) Collaborative, the BRAC-CEGA Learning Collaborative (BCLC), Development Impact West Africa (DIWA), and the Working Group in African Political Economy (WGAPE), with other initiatives currently in development.
Deadline: July 15
Apply: Learn more and apply here.
CEGA: Hiring Short-term (Student) Research Consultant (Rolling)
Details: The Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) seeks a (student) research consultant to undertake a rapid evidence review for interventions designed to improve early child development and youth employment outcomes among refugees and their host communities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This is a five-month, part-time position (July - November 2021), ideally for a current or recent graduate student. We are flexible on timing, geographic location, and level of effort (LOE) during the project period.
The consultant will work closely with Staff Scientist Liz Brown and Senior Research Associate Sarah Stillman to map relevant interventions before reviewing existing evidence of the impacts, costs and cost-effectiveness of each. The evidence review will be supplemented by a series of interviews with key academic and non-profit stakeholders. Ultimately, the CEGA team will produce a report for a large US foundation summarizing what is known and not known about interventions in this space, with the potential to inform major program and research funding decisions. This review is part of a larger effort by CEGA to design and implement a research agenda around forced displacement in LMICs.
Deadline: Rolling Until Filled
Apply: Learn more and apply here.
Short-term RA opportunity for CEGA-Funded Research (ASAP)
Details: The Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA), together with Dennis Egger, Aleksandra Jakubowski, and Michael Walker are looking for a short-term research assistant to work on an RCT study to encourage mask use through community level mask distribution, education and behavioral interventions in Kenya in collaboration with the Siaya Ministry of Health.
The data are collected and mostly cleaned. You would help with analyses, producing tables and figures in STATA / R, and contribute to writing an academic paper as well as implementation materials and policy briefs that will be instrumental for potential scale-ups of the interventions as the pandemic continues to unfold in Subsaharan Africa. Policy partners in both countries are eager to learn what works, and which interventions are most cost-effective, making this work highly topical and policy relevant. We are looking for strong STATA / R skills, a sense for data visualization, conscientiousness and rigor. There will be ample scope for intellectual input and collaboration!
We hope you could start immediately (after a short interview and quick STATA/R coding task) and work at least 50%, preferable full-time for the next few weeks at least. Compensation will be at standard UC Berkeley GSR scales.
Deadline: ASAP
Apply: Contact Dennis Egger at dennistegger@berkeley.edu
Qualitative Research Consultant at GiveDirectly (ASAP)
Details: GiveDirectly is seeking to contract a qualitative researcher who can study our most recent program in Togo. Since November 2020, GiveDirectly has implemented a contactless emergency cash relief program in Togo, called MobileAid, targeting individuals living in poverty whose economic conditions have worsened during COVID-19. To support program learning, GiveDirectly is seeking an
evaluation consultant to conduct qualitative research for MobileAid program.
The research, to be completed by September 2021, will achieve the following goals:
- Understand how key program design elements, particularly the targeting methodology and remote registration & payments components, contributed to the overall success of the program.
- Understand the conditions that result in the success of the MobileAid model vs. conditions that are not suited for the model
- Inform future program design for the MobileAid model
Deadline: ASAP
Apply: If interested, please email Dan Quinn for the full RFP at
dan.quinn@givedirectly.org
Research Manager at Good Business Lab (ASAP)
Details: Good Business Lab (www.goodbusinesslab.org) is an independent, non-profit labor innovation lab that uses rigorous research methods to design, develop, and test scalable, market-ready interventions capable of providing dual benefits to workers and businesses.
The founders of the lab are Ach Adhvaryu - Associate Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at the University of Michigan (www.achadhvaryu.com), Anant Ahuja-head of Organization Development at Shahi Exports Pvt. Ltd., and Anant Nyshadham- Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Michigan (www.anantnyshadham.com).
We have been incubated at Shahi Exports, India's biggest apparel export house, where we have conducted several studies in their sixty plus factories in the past six years and have now expanded our work to the United States and Latin America, having an office in Medellín, Colombia. Some of our other partners include the Harvard Business School (Jorge Tamayo, PI), University of Pennsylvania, the United Nations Development Program, International Labor Organization, Arcos Dorados, Grupo Éxito and Toyota.
Going forward, projects include looking at the effect of managerial training on firm productivity in the quick service restaurant industry, the effect of marketplace and pricing structures on consumers’ benefits and choice to use online versus in person shopping in the food retail industry, as well as the impact of new product introduction on production dynamics in the automotive industry.
To ensure the smooth implementation of all projects, we are looking for a Research Manager.
Deadline: ASAP
Apply: Learn more and apply here.
Program Officer, Center for Digital Health at JSI (Jul 13)
Details: For more than 40 years, John Snow, Inc. (JSI) has provided high-quality technical and managerial assistance to public health programs worldwide. JSI’s Center for Digital Health (CDH) works to enable JSI to identify, adapt, and apply appropriate, innovative, and effective technology to improve healthcare across the globe. We help projects ensure success by promoting best practices in Digital Health through technical assistance, supporting new business development, and providing learning opportunities and guidance to build capacity. Our portfolio of work spans technology that supports: the strategic application of technology to solve health challenges, improved health service delivery, health information management system, information sharing and utilization, community education & mobilization, identity and registration, supply chains and logistics, surveillance and mapping. The CDH sees digital solutions as tools to solve problems, and we are dedicated to supporting our colleagues and clients to leverage these solutions to solve public health problems.
The CDH Program Officer will support coordination of day-to-day center activities, including center work-planning and progress tracking, managing center priorities, new business development, center communications, and will support other CDH projects/programs as needed.
Deadline: Jul 13
Apply: Learn more and apply here.
Communications Manager at BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) (Jul 16)
Details: BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), based at BRAC University, seeks a Communications Manager for Digital Financial Services (DFS) and Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE). The Communications Manager, under the supervision of the Initiative Director, will be responsible for effectively promoting the initiative and the lessons from the research studies funded by the initiative to various stakeholders including policymakers, practitioners, donors, academics, and citizens. An ideal candidate should possess superior communication skills including writing skills. S/he should also be familiar with social science research and know how to use it for influencing policies and programs.
WEE-DiFine manages the selection and funding of compelling research projects, which may be implemented through any qualified field partner, including but not limited to BIGD’s own internal research project teams. An independent Academic Steering Committee (ASC), composed of academics with a strong interest on the issue, selects the proposals for funding.
Deadline: July 16
Apply: Learn more and apply here.
Research Assistant in Development Economics and Public Policy at Oxford University (Jul 19)
Details: The Blavatnik School of Government is seeking a Research Assistant to join the Mind and Behaviour Research Group (MBRG), part of the Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE).
A partnership between the CSAE and Oxford Department of Psychiatry, the MBRG facilitates collaborations between psychiatrists, psychologists, economists, and political scientists applying behavioural science in the design of programmes to reduce poverty or improve governance and service delivery in developing countries. You can explore our full research project portfolio here. This position is for an ambitious, innovative early career researcher looking to gain hands-on experience in field management and data analysis in randomised field experiments.
The Research Assistant work across a number of exciting research projects focused on labour and development economics, and public policy. Working alongside a team of Principal Investigators, the successful candidate will conduct and present original quantitative data analysis, carry out checks on existing code and analysis conducted for the project, and contribute to preparing and conducting structural estimation based on the experimental results. They will also contribute to research publications, be involved with supporting the design and management of fieldwork activities, and administrative tasks to support the running of the MBRG lab.
Deadline: July 19
Apply: Learn more and apply here.
Program Officer, East Asia at The Open Society Foundation (Jul 29)
Details: Do you want to help make the world a better place with your expertise in managing portfolios and grantee relationship in East Asia? We’re seeking a Program Officer based in East Asia to represent the foundation in public and make decisions on the allocation of funds.
The Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and inclusive democracies whose governments are accountable and open to the participation of all people. We are active in more than 120 countries, making us the world’s largest private funder of independent groups working for justice, democratic governance, and human rights.
The Asia Pacific Regional Office- East Asia Program works with local, regional, and international partners to enhance governance and equity in economic practice, support civic engagement and participation in challenging environments, and strengthen regional platforms for human rights.
Deadline: July 29
Apply: Learn more and apply here.
Knowledge Manager at iDE (Rolling)
Details: The Knowledge Manager role is responsible for expanding iDE’s ability to learn, adapt, and communicate, internally and externally, through the development of shared knowledge systems and practices. iDE is a highly decentralized ecosystem of over 1,200 staff who are passionate about innovation and entrepreneurship. Our culture of failing fast, reflecting, and sharing is fertile ground for innovation that can be accelerated and harnessed by a systems thinker. We’re seeking an experienced Knowledge Manager to take on this exciting challenge.
This role reports to the VP, Communications & Marketing, and collaborates with other headquarters departments and country offices.
Deadline: Rolling Until Filled
Apply: Learn more and apply here.
Senior Associate - Research and Analysis at Co-creation Hub (Rolling)
Details: Co-creation Hub is Africa’s leading technology innovation ecosystem builder on a mission to accelerate the application of science, technology and social capital for economic prosperity across Africa.
Our mandate is to build a formidable innovation ecosystem with a deeply rooted network, cultivating strategic partnerships and practical industry know-how that can support entrepreneurs and innovators in building thoughtful, relevant and scalable solutions. From our locations in Lagos, Abuja, Ijebu Ode (in Nigeria), Nairobi (Kenya) and Kigali (Rwanda), we have built a vibrant community of over 81,000 people and counting and have supported to a portfolio of over 120 early-stage ventures including Lifebank, Ushahidi, Riby, BudgIT, Stutern, Kopo Kopo, Sendy, mFarm, Wecyclers and many more.
Deadline: Rolling Until Filled
Apply: Learn more and apply here.
Technical Advisor, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning at Palladium (Rolling)
Details: Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with governments, businesses, and investors to solve the world's most pressing challenges. With a team of more than 3,000 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of over 35,000 experts, we help improve economies, societies and, most importantly, people's lives.
Palladium is seeking a Technical Advisor, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning to provide technical support to COVID-19 and HIV response activities related to digital systems, data analytics, data visualization, and monitoring and evaluation for the Data.FI project which is within the Data, Informatics and Analytics Solutions (DIAS) Practice.
The DIAS Practice is a dynamic and innovative group with talented and passionate members working toward the goal of improving informed decision making and implementation efficiency in international development projects. The Palladium DIAS practice vision is to improve health and other development investments and outcomes by strengthening information and governance systems and local capacity and ownership to use quality data in real time for positive impact.
Deadline: Rolling Until Filled
Apply: Learn more and apply here.
Predoctoral Research Associate at Ross School of Business (Rolling)
Details: Multiple small scale pilots and large scale randomized controlled trials in the USA and parts of Latin America aim to ascertain if AI-assisted algorithmic matching to local vacancies (i.e., reduced search cost and/or better informed direction) widen the scope of job search across sectors and intensify search activity of recently displaced entry-level service workers during the recovery from the Covid-19 crisis.
We are hiring a Pre-Doctoral Fellow to work closely with Professors Adhvaryu and Nyshadham, and the team of researchers at Good Business Lab in all stages of the research process. Spanish and English language proficiency is required.
Deadline: Rolling Until Filled
Apply: Learn more and apply here.
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