Research Assistant Consultant

What you’ll need:

• Citizenship:  You are a citizen of one of our 48-member countries.  We may offer assistance with relocation and visa application for you and your eligible dependents.
• Consanguinity: You have no family members (up to fourth degree of consanguinity and second degree of affinity, including spouse) working at the IDB Group.
• Education: Graduates or current University students
• Age: Not reached the age of 33 years as of January 1st of the application year
• Experience:  2 years of professional experience.
• In applied research at a recognized university, research center, or government agency
• Strong background in econometrics, mathematics, and statistics
• Experience in applied econometric methodologies
• Experience with econometric packages such as Stata, MATLAB, Dynare, R, or EViews. Advanced programming level preferred
• Some basic programming experience (e.g., Fortran, Python, Perl, C) desirable
• Demonstrated experience in at least one of the following:
• Microeconomics. Demonstrated experience in any of the following areas: economics of education, health, housing, urban, environment, poverty and inequality, development, labor, microfinance, or public economics. Use of household and/or industry surveys in cross-section or panel formats. Experience with micro econometrics, micro simulation, program evaluation, quasi-experimental and experimental methods;
• Political economy/Political science: Demonstrated experience in any of the following areas: game theory, theories of political institutions and economic behavior, political economy of reform, comparative political analysis, and the organization of interest groups. Experience with discrete choice models, survey data, and experimental and quasi-experimental methods.
• Languages: Command of at least two of the Bank’s official languages: Spanish, English, Portuguese, and French

Core and Technical Competencies:

Motivation to do research, ability to work independently, and willingness to participate in research teams. Strong analytical abilities as demonstrated by academic achievements and other personal accomplishments. Excellent writing skills in English and in one other Bank language

Opportunity Summary

• Type of contract: Consultant Full Time.
• Length of contract: 12 months
• Location: Headquarters, Washington, D.C., United States of America.
• Responsible Person: The Sector Economic Advisor for the Institutions for Development Department will be in charge of coordinating and supervising the work of the Research Fellow.
• Requirements: You must be a citizen of one of the IDB’s 48 member countries and have no family members currently working at the IDB Group.

Our culture: Our people are committed and passionate about improving lives in Latin-America and the Caribbean, and they get to do what they love in a diverse, collaborative and stimulating work environment. We are the first Latin American and Caribbean development institution to be awarded the EDGE certification, recognizing our strong commitment to gender equality. As an employee you can be part of internal resource groups that connect our diverse community around common interests.

We encourage women, afro-descendants, people of indigenous origins, and persons with disabilities to apply.

About us: At the IDB, we’re committed to improving lives. Since 1959, we’ve been a leading source of long-term financing for economic, social, and institutional development in Latin America and the Caribbean. We do more than lending though. We partner with our 48-member countries to provide Latin America and the Caribbean with cutting-edge research about relevant development issues, policy advice to inform their decisions, and technical assistance to improve on the planning and execution of projects. For this, we need people who not only have the right skills, but also are passionate about improving lives.

Our team in Human Resources carefully reviews all applications.