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Global Networks

December 2021

Global Networks Opportunities

CEGA's Global Networks program invests in research capacity building that empowers low-and middle-income country (LMIC) scholars to become knowledge-generators in their home countries and regions. Scroll down for funding, event, and career opportunities curated for scholars from Africa and beyond.

Spotlight:

CEGA | Berkeley Initiative for Transparency in Social Sciences (BITSS) Call for Papers at 10th Annual BITSS Meeting (December 4)

The BITSS Annual Meeting brings together academics, publishers, and policymakers to share research and discuss efforts to improve the credibility of social science by advancing research transparency, reproducibility, rigor, and ethics. This year, David Card will keynote. We invite papers or long abstracts related to meta-science, including work that assesses scientific practice, evaluates the credibility of bodies of social science literature, presents new tools or strategies to improve research transparency and reproducibility, or evaluates the effectiveness of existing tools. Submissions are due by December 5. To submit, see the event page.

Funding:

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Building Malaria Modeling Capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa (January 13)

The Request for Proposals is seeking innovative approaches to building a stronger malaria mathematical modeling ecosystem in sub-Saharan Africa. This grant is looking for proposals that are led by a PI based in sub-Saharan Africa (other global partners may be included), and it supports projects of 1 to 3 years. Funds for projects can be up to $1,000,000 USD per year for each project depending on the scope. Learn more and apply here.

Dec. 1: Stanford Center on Food Security and the Environment Fellowship
Dec. 8: Call for Applications Yale Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Program
Dec. 17: Request for Proposals, WGAPE 2021 Small Research Grants
Jan. 13: Digital Health Services for Pregnant Women in Sub-Saharan Africa
Jan. 13: Strengthening Data Science Capacity and the Ecosystem
Rolling: BRAC Inclusion Fellowship
Rolling: Request for Proposals The Fund for Innovation in Development

Events:

NIERA | Webinar: Systematic Review on HIV Self Testing in Sub-Saharan Africa; Determining Effective Delivery Models, HIV Positivity Yield and Linkage to Further HIV Services (December 2)

The Network of Impact Evaluation Researchers in Africa (NIERA) will host a webinar where Dr. Werner Maokola discusses the key findings of a systematic titled,”Systematic Review on HIV Self Testing in Sub-Saharan Africa; Determining Effective Delivery Models, HIV Positivity Yield and Linkage to Further HIV Services.” The webinar will take place December 2, 2021, 3:00- 4:30 pm EAT. To register, please visit here.

Dec. 8: IPA Webinar Remittance Flows and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Dec. 9: Webinar How Timing of Wage Payments Impacts Worker Financial Health

Careers:

IDinsight | Junior Economist (Rolling)

IDinsight is seeking to hire a Junior Economist to work in one of their main offices. The role of Junior Economist is responsible for coding in Stata and/or R, while also ensuring the quality of research design, implementation, and outputs. The Junior Economist will also be expected to propose, design and implement new initiatives for supporting project teams and increasing the technical rigor of IDinsight’s work. Learn more and apply here. (Rolling)

Jan. 31: IDinsight Hiring Social Scientist/Economist/Researcher
Rolling: IPA Right-Fit Evidence Unit Seeking Senior Advisor, Ghana
Rolling: African Leadership Group Seeking Impact Associate, Nairobi
Rolling: IPA Seeking Country Director, Kenya
Rolling: IPA Hiring Embedded Labs Coordinator, Zambia
Rolling: IPA Seeking Research Associate, Zambia
Rolling: IPA Hiring Research Coordinator, Zambia
Rolling: IPA Seeking Senior Project Manager, Ghana
Rolling: The Population Council Kenya Seeking Associate

About Global Networks

Investing in local research talent can catalyze evidence-driven policy change around the world.

CEGA’s Global Networks program invests in research capacity building that empowers LMIC scholars to become knowledge-generators in their home countries and regions. Through semester-long fellowships at UC Berkeley, scholars audit development economics courses, present their work at seminars, apply to competitive funding opportunities, receive faculty and peer mentorship, and network with faculty and students across the CEGA network. In addition, the Global Networks team organizes conferences to disseminate locally-generated research, connects fellows with policy makers and other partners, and hosts events for LMIC scholars to deliver and receive feedback on working papers. Global Networks also offers opportunities for LMIC scholars to engage remotely, including the CEGA Global Workshop and the CEGA Non-Resident Fellowship.

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