Research Associate
3 weeks ago
Project: Do Policewomen Improve Law Enforcement Performance? Evidence from Haryana, India
Start Date: (earliest): 3rd June
Length of Commitment: 1 year
Education: Bachelor’s/Master’s
Organization : J-PAL South Asia at IFMR
Language requirement: Hindi, English
PIs: Aprajit Mahajan, Manisha Shah, Nirvikar Jassal
Job Description :
The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) J-PAL was established in 2003 as a research center at the Economics Department at MIT. Since then, it has grown into a global network of researchers who use randomized evaluations to answer critical policy questions in the fight against poverty. J-PAL is propelled by a first-rate team dedicated to research, policy, training, and other vital work, supporting J-PAL's mission to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence.
J-PAL South Asia, which is based at the Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR) in India, analyses and disseminates research results and builds partnerships with policymakers to ensure that policy is driven by evidence and that programs proven effective are scaled up.
Project Description
The project focuses on evaluating whether placing women in supervisory positions in regular police stations improve outcomes for junior female law enforcement officers, their subordinates as well as citizens. It also studies the impact of women’s leadership in local law enforcement on facilitating access to justice for female complainants. It also looks at female labor force participation in law enforcement and empowering women officers and citizens, especially victims of gender-based violence.
Roles and Responsibilities
The RA will work closely with academic researchers and other field staff to perform a variety of tasks including, but not limited to:
Designing survey questionnaires, conducting qualitative research, running pilot exercises, refining study design, and surveying instruments. Effectively communicating and reporting field observations for fine-tuning research design components Managing teams: Recruit, train, and supervise both field-based and data operations teams consisting of project assistants, field managers, field-based surveyors, data entry operators, and other field and office staff. Overseeing implementation of the evaluation following the research design, in association with our partner organization. Maintaining relationships with multiple officers at both headquarters and field levels. Supervising data collection and data entry, and ensuring data quality and productivity including admin data from the partner. Conducting qualitative interviews with police officers to inform the research design. Assisting with data cleaning, preliminary data analysis, and preparation of documents and presentations for dissemination. Reporting to PIs on all of the activities as mentioned above. Maintain compliance with all J-PAL protocols and policies.Desired Qualifications and Experience
Bachelor’s/ Master’s degree in economics, social sciences, mathematics/statistics, public policy, or related field Experience-0-2 years Experience in primary data collection and field management role Experience working with police and governance projects before Excellent management/ organizational skills and ability to solve unexpected problems Strong quantitative skills Working knowledge of Stata (strongly preferred) Familiarity with RCTs Demonstrated experience managing a team Flexible, self-motivating, independent, and manages multiple tasks efficiently Ability to deal with unstructured and changing environments Attention to detail-
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