Research Assistant – Market Shaping Accelerator
About The Position
The Center for Global Development (CGD) is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit policy research organization focused on inclusive development. The Market Shaping Accelerator (MSA), housed at CGD, aims to incentivize innovations for pressing global challenges like global health, pandemic preparedness, climate, AI safety, and drug repurposing. MSA focuses on driving innovation in areas with large social value but incommensurate commercial return by identifying opportunities, developing proposals, and engaging with policymakers and funders. This Research Assistant position will support the development and adoption of high-impact market-shaping proposals. The role offers excellent preparation for graduate study or a policy career, with opportunities to engage with leading scholars and policymakers and contribute directly to proposal design. Previous Research Assistants have been admitted to top economics Ph.D. programs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in economics or a related field including coursework in intermediate microeconomics and multivariable calculus or equivalent.
- Strong quantitative skills and experience with empirical research methods and/or microeconomic modeling
- Programming experience in at least one relevant language, such as Stata, R, Python, or MATLAB
- Excellent analytical and critical-thinking skills
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects and stay organized in a fast-moving research environment
Nice To Haves
- Advanced quantitative preparation beyond the minimum requirements. This could include, for example, linear algebra, probability, statistics and econometrics, real analysis, ordinary differential equations, advanced microeconomics etc.
- Demonstrated interest in climate change, pandemic preparedness, global health, or related policy areas
Responsibilities
- Economic appraisal and quantitative modeling of market-shaping proposals (40%)
- Benefit-cost analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis
- Estimating the potential benefits of innovation, size of potential markets and cost of market shaping incentives.
- Microeconomic modeling and related quantitative analysis
- Modeling and data analysis in Stata, R, Python, and/or MATLAB
- Policy and sector analysis related to climate change, global health, and pandemic preparedness (25%) and other global challenges
- Writing and revising drafts for policymakers and economists
- Analysis of opportunities in specific sectors. This includes analysis of market dynamics, market structure, regulatory environment and implementation challenges.
- Desk research to identify promising candidate problems for market-shaping interventions (25%)
- Communication and coordination with relevant stakeholders (10%)
Benefits
- Read about CGD’s benefits package here.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
