Vacancy for Research Associate at The Center for Public Policy Alternatives
Employment Nigeria
10-Mar-2017
LAGOS ,
Research and Analysis
The Center for Public Policy Alternatives (CPPA) our mission is to "ensure that government action fosters growth, economic well-being and freedom and individual responsibility".
POSITION : Research Associate
Requirements
Educational:
- The ideal candidate should possess a strong Bachelors Degree in one of the Quantitative Sciences: Mathematics, Economics, Statistics, and Engineering
- Minimum of second class upper division
- Aged between 22 and 35 years
- Must possess a masters degree in one of the stated areas of specialization such as; health economics, energy economics/policy, financial economics, agric economics and statistics from a top tier university.
Skills:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Outstanding analytical, research and problem solving skills
- Ability to deliver results in different environments (especially in a developing world context)
- Ability to work both independently and in a team
- Broad world view
- Ability to use statistical packages (such as SPSS) will be an added advantage.
Other:
- If you like the challenge of cutting though conventional thinking and working on complex development problems then our organisation is interested in you.
- We will in turn offer each candidate a stimulating and challenging work environment, a possibility to engage with frontier research, opportunities for world class, international training and an attractive salary package.
- The selected candidate will ideally be expected to resume the post as soon as possible.
- The position will start with a three year contract with the option of renewal depending on performance.
How To Apply
Candidates should submit their cover letters and CV's to: careers@cpparesearch.org with "Research Associates" as the subject
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