Project: Primary Education and Learning in Emergencies, PELE

Title: Research Associate, PELE

of Vacancies: 1

Division/Department: Steinhardt/IHDSC – Global TIES for Children

Reports to: Roxane Caires, Project Managing Director, PELE

Work Location: Mostly Remote position with occasional visits to the New York University Washington Square Campus in New York, NY.

Work Schedule: Full-time (100%)

Salary Range: $68,000 - $78,000 annually

Possible Start Date: July 3, 2023

About Global TIES for Children (https://globaltiesforchildren.nyu.edu/) NYU Global TIES for Children (NYU-TIES) is an international research center embedded within NYU’s Institute of Human Development and Social Change (IHDSC). Since our launch in 2015, NYU-TIES has pursued the vision of a world where all children have equitable access to quality resources and opportunities that enable them, their caregivers, and teachers to thrive. As a university-based research center, we pursue a particular mission in the service of this vision: namely, to contribute to a robust and culturally-grounded science for program and policy action that promotes children’s holistic learning and development in low- and middle-income and crisis-affected contexts.

About the Primary Education and Learning in Emergencies (PELE) Team

Education can only contribute to inclusivity and equity in society by ensuring quality learning for the most marginalized children: those displaced by crisis and conflict as well as those in host communities under strain. The PELE team at NYU-TIES has sought to ensure such learning by facilitating stakeholders’ ability to generate, communicate and use actionable evidence to support primary school-aged children’s holistic learning and development in crisis contexts since 2016. The Measurement, Systems, and Scaling Initiative within PELE focuses specifically on supporting stakeholders working at – or working to move to – regional, national or sub-national scale in contexts of displacement. The ultimate vision for this work is to improve coherence in education systems within and between foundational education frameworks, curricula, and standards, and assessments used to assess progress towards those goals; as well as within and between diverse stakeholders (e.g., non-governmental organizations, ministries, donors).

Position Summary

The PELE team is looking for a full-time Research Associate to support the Strengthening Holistic Outcome Measurement Systems in Education in Emergencies and Protracted Crises: Colombia and Peru project. The Research Associate will be responsible for assisting research scientists with all aspects of project management and research support for several project activities.

In compliance with NYC’s Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is $68,000 - $78,000. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) the specific grant funding and the terms of the research grant when extending an offer.

Position Responsibilities

The Research Associate will work directly with the project lead Research Scientist and will be responsible for the following activities:

• General project management to ensure timely completion of project deliverables:

• Track and follow up on communications, deadlines, and deliverables with partner organizations;

• Refine cross-organizational systems for tracking and organizing communications, materials, and deliverables using project management software such as Asana; and

• Prepare materials for and contribute to donor reporting.

• Liaising with partner organizations, NYU-TIES research scientists, and field staff to:

• Coordinate virtual and live workshops, with potential travel to countries in LATAM (predominantly Peru and Colombia), and provide administrative and management support for workshops;

• Conduct key informant interviews and desk review and translation of documents;

• Provide research and logistical support in qualitative and quantitative protocol development and adaptation and data collection; and support qualitative data transcription, translation, coding and analyses; and

• Coordinate with the project team to ensure data quality.

• Support in the communication and dissemination of results of project activities:

• Prepare presentations for convenings and conferences;

• Coordinate with NYU-TIES core staff to disseminate materials via our website and social media platforms; and

• Organize materials for dissemination on Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) and NYU-TIES websites and other platforms.

NYU-TIES is looking for candidates who are interested in conducting rigorous research in a global context.

The candidates should have:

• A BA/BS and 3-5 years of experience or MA/MS in education, international education, developmental science/psychology, human development, economics, sociology, or a related social science field.

• 2 years of experience contributing to, implementing, and managing large-scale research projects in low- and middle-income contexts (LMICs), ideally with displaced/refugee populations.

• Ability to work well independently and in a multidisciplinary, multi-country team.

• Familiarity with systems thinking and approaches

• Excellent organization skills, efficiency, and attention to detail.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Spanish.

The ideal candidates will also have:

• Familiarity with monitoring and evaluation systems and/or the development, adaptation, and/or use of holistic measurement tools.

• Demonstrated experience in approaching complex governmental and non-governmental contexts with diplomacy and self-awareness.

• Strong quantitative analytical skills and experience in cleaning, managing, and conducting analysis with large quantitative datasets, ideally in R or STATA.

• Mastery of database software (e.g., Excel, Google Sheets) and openness to adopting project management software (e.g., Asana, Copper).

This position could start as early as July 3, 2023

To Apply: Applicants should submit the following documents via the Interfolio portal:

• Current CV/Resume

• Statement of Interest

• 3 professional references (full name, contact number, relationship, and email address)

• 1 writing sample (preferably a project report or the like)

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and will conclude as soon as a sufficient number of qualified candidates are identified.

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