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Postdoctoral Associate, Digital ID and Finance Initiative
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Working at MIT offers opportunities, an environment, a culture - and benefits - that just aren't found together anywhere else. If you're curious, motivated, want to be part of a unique community, and help shape the future - then take a look at this opportunity. POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE , Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) , to join the Digital Identification and Finance Initiative [DIGIFI] team. Will work under the supervision of Professor Tavneet Suri (MIT), DigiFI's co-chair and J PAL Africa's scientific director, and DigiFI's director, Nidhi Parekh as well as in collaboration with the DigiFI staff. Responsibilities include developing, designing, and implementing new studies on topics laid out in the DigiFI framing paper and in line with DigiFI's research, policy, and country priorities; providing technical assistance, particularly on monitoring systems set up with partners; mentoring and providing technical assistance to African scholars and support the team on creating a pipeline and funding African scholars; and working with DigiFI's director and chair to achieve DigiFI's research and policy agenda. Other duties may include participation in efforts to increase collaboration with researchers based in priority countries, including training local researchers involved in the initiative, contributing to literature review and data analysis with initiative staff, and participating in the organization of events and seminars. Job Requirements
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