Vacancy title:
Senior Field Research Associate

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Research, Category: Management]

Jobs at:
Research Program in Development Economics (RPDE)

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, August 1 2025

Duty Station:
Uganda | Kampala | Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, July 31 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Research Associate Roles and Responsibilities: 

The RA will work closely with the Principal Investigators and with the other field staff to perform a variety of tasks, including, but not limited to: 

• Run pilot exercises and coordinating the distribution of vouchers in villages associated with roughly ODH clinics across multiple regions of Uganda;
• Refine and pilot different framing messages for the vouchers;
• Create field-level protocols for all implementation-related field-work on the ground;
• Support/lead in obtaining necessary approvals on the ground for conducting fieldwork, if needed;
• Oversee the implementation of the proposed activities on the ground, such as hiring and managing local teams;
• Assist in preparation of documents, when asked;
• Report to the Research Manager/Director and PIs on the activities mentioned above.

Desired Qualifications and Experience: 

• A Bachelors’ or Master’s degree in Economics, or related fields;
• Fluency and excellent communication skills in English are mandatory and fluency in Acholi is strongly preferred;
• Excellent management and organisational skills;
• Flexible, self-motivating, able to manage multiple tasks efficiently, and a team player;
• Willingness to live in peri-urban areas and travel extensively to study areas is essential;
• Experience living or working in a developing country is required; experience doing implementation-related field-work in Uganda is very desirable;
• Familiarity with SurveyCTO or Qualtrics would be great but is not necessary.

We are looking for a commitment period of 3 months for this position. 

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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