General Responsibilities:
- Conduct literature reviews and data compilation and analysis for ongoing and frequently-evolving research projects. Potential areas of focus include political economy of oil-dependent countries, electricity markets, multilateral development banks, private investment, Sub-Saharan Africa, G20, and US development policy.
- Perform analysis of complex datasets in Excel. This includes foreign assistance data from the OECD DAC, US 150 Account,[[http:USASpending.gov|USASpending.gov]], among others.
- Provide other research, writing and editing support as needed. Perform duties requiring independent judgment and analysis related to data gathering, report preparation, and special projects.
- Collaborate with senior staff and members of the CGD communications team to draft blogs, policy briefs, notes, and reports.
- Organize and attend meetings/conferences related to research priorities.
- Perform other duties as necessary in support of senior research staff.
Qualifications:
- BA in economics, international affairs, or other development-related field. Familiarity with development economics, foreign policy, international finance, and related topics.
- 1-2 years relevant professional experience.
- Essential software skills: MS Excel to construct spreadsheet models and publication-quality graphics. MS Word competence including page formatting. MS PowerPoint.
- Basic knowledge of econometrics and familiarity with Stata a plus.
- Clear and concise writing.
- Creativity
- Confidence and can-do attitude. Ability to advance projects with hands-off supervision.
- Healthy sense of humor!
Application instructions:
Interested candidates should email their cover letter, CV and a short writing sample. Please indicate "Research Assistant - Policy" in the subject line of all email correspondence to jobs@cgdev.org
