Position Summary:
CRRC-Georgia is looking for a Senior Researcher or a Researcher, depending on the candidate’s experience and qualifications. The Senior Researcher / Researcher is expected to participate in designing, analyzing, and communicating CRRC-Georgia’s research outputs.
This is a full-time position of 40 hours per week with a minimum time commitment of two years.
Principal Duties:
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- Work on research design, data analysis and report writing as required for the organization’s projects;
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- Contribute to the organization’s outreach activities, including writing blogs and news articles, as well as presenting research findings;
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- Participate in planning and implementing of the organization’s data collection efforts, including interviewer training, fieldwork control, data collection documentation, and data management;
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- Carry out trainings in social science research methods;
Qualifications:
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- Excellent knowledge of social, political, and economic trends in the South Caucasus;
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- Excellent understanding of research methods in social sciences, particularly in quantitative methods;
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- Strong willingness to master and apply new research tools and methods;
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- Ability and willingness to work in small teams with other researchers;
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- Excellent written and verbal communications skills in English language;
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- Preference for strong written and verbal communication skills in Georgian.
Requirements:
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- MA degree or higher in economics, public policy, sociology, psychology, education or any other field of social sciences;
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- Proficient in statistical data analysis software (e.g. R; Stata; SPSS; Python);
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- At least three years of experience in survey data collection and / or quantitative data analysis.
Application process:
Please send your CV, cover letter, and a writing sample to applications@crrccenters.org by October 5, 2020. Please highlight in your cover letter research projects you have worked on or your current research-in-progress.
Shortlisted candidates are expected to present completed, ongoing, or planned research projects to the CRRC staff as part of the recruitment process.
About the organization:
CRRC-Georgia is a non-governmental, non-profit research organization which collects, analyzes and publishes policy-relevant data on economic, political, and social trends in Georgia. The organization’s mission is to strengthen applied social science research and promote evidence-based debates on policy issues by providing reliable, up-to-date and accessible data and analysis.
