Research Associate

Research Associate at PxD

Application Deadline: Monday, July 21, 2025, 6:00 PM EAT

PxD is seeking a driven, creative, and independent Research Associate to join their high-performing, flexible, and non-hierarchical team. This full-time, fixed-term position is for an initial 12 months, with potential for extension based on project funding and individual performance.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to collaborate closely with PxD and affiliated researchers. They will be instrumental in testing and refining new ideas, using rigorous methods to experiment and measure the impact of PxD's services, and identifying pathways to scale. A strong interest in and commitment to PxD's mission of providing actionable information and cost-effective, scalable services to people in poverty is essential for this role.

Responsibilities

As a Research Associate, your role will evolve, but you'll initially focus on these key responsibilities:

• Support team leadership and colleagues in scoping, designing, piloting, and scaling evidence-backed digital agriculture services. This includes spending time with farmers in the field to ensure services meet user needs.
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative data collection, including farmer focus groups, interviews, and quantitative surveys, as well as data cleaning.
• Produce accurate and organized data summaries, including basic analysis for descriptive statistics and simple regression analysis, and contribute to report writing.
• Carry out literature reviews and other desk research, providing input on research questions and structure.
• Develop and regularly update project documentation.
• Assist in managing partner relations and collaborating with external stakeholders for program operations implementation.
• Contribute to and support internal and external communications for disseminating project results and research findings, including briefs, blogs, reports, and presentations.
• Contribute to PxD’s institutional knowledge management and internal learning efforts.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will possess:

• A Bachelor’s degree in economics, public policy, international development, or closely related fields.
• A strong understanding of economics, econometrics, and familiarity with randomized evaluations.
• Excellent knowledge of Stata or R, or similar software for data analysis.
• Experience working on field research in economics in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC).
• Experience in using SurveyCTO/ODK or a similar program for survey design.
• Ability to draw inferences from data to identify pathways for program improvement (e.g., call center productivity, user feedback to an SMS campaign, analyzing usage statistics).
• Experience in a multi-faceted role, with the ability to balance and prioritize across multiple projects and stakeholders.
• Strong writing and oral communication skills in English.
• Fluency in Afaan Oromoo and Amharic (speaking, reading, and writing) and the ability to communicate effectively with local stakeholders and community members.
• Strong attention to detail and advanced writing and presentation skills.
• Willingness to travel to field sites in Ethiopia, subject to security considerations.

How to Apply

To apply, please visit the PxD website and use the online application form to submit your CV, cover letter, and brief responses to the screening questions.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the application deadline of 21 July 2025, 6 pm EAT.

PxD is committed to building an inclusive and diverse organization. They do not make decisions based on gender, gender identity, class, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other personal characteristics unrelated to the role. They accommodate flexible working arrangements to ensure productivity and well-being. Any personal data provided will be used for recruitment purposes only.