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SalaryAre you a dynamic individual and passionate about creating a better world? This exciting opportunity gives you the opportunity to apply your research skills to the most important global issues of our time, and see the impact of your work as it is cited by major international news outlets such as the Guardian, the Economist, Washington Post, CNN, and BBC.
The Role
You will join a globally focussed think tank renowned for bringing solid economic and quantitative techniques to the understand what creates peaceful and stable societies. With a passion for “tinkering” with data to find evidence based insights, you will be adept at statistical/economic analysis and be able to write clear and jargon free results. Depending on experience, you may also be tasked with project management across our extensive core and consulting portfolios. Joining a team of highly committed individuals, you will enjoy both working collaboratively and also independently when needed.
The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) is an exciting non-profit global research organisation which has been rated as one of the world’s most impactful think tanks by size. IEP’s main products - the Global Peace Index, Global Terrorism Index and the Ecological Threat Register - receive billions of media impressions per annum and are considered the leading products in the world in their field. The Institute’s core research products are used in thousands of universities courses and with partners conducting training courses in countries such as Zimbabwe, Iraq, Ethiopia, Mexico and Uganda. The Institute’s research is regularly featured in leading international media publications including the Guardian, the Economist, Washington Post, CNN, and BBC.
With offices in New York, Brussels, Mexico City, Harare and headquartered in Sydney, our research team is a group of talented and passionate and diverse individuals, with a wide range of skills. Topics we research include Climate Change, Terrorism, Conflict and Peacebuilding. Headquartered in Sydney, our clients are amongst the best known institution in the world, including the United Nations, the World Bank and the OECD. Other leading organisations that the Institute partners with include Economist Intelligence Unit, World Trade Organisation, Rotary International, World Vision and the Commonwealth Secretariat.
About you
You will be looking for a career move that allows you to build and expand on your successful track record of research in international development, economics or political science. While the primary focus of the role will be the production of relevant and timely research, project management and consulting experience will be highly regarded.
Essential Skills
- Master’s degree or similar in a combination of economics and/or statistics, development studies, international relations or other social sciences discipline.
- Minimum two years’ professional experience conducting empirical research and quantitative data analysis specifically related to a combination of social sciences, development studies, economics, statistics and peace and conflict studies.
- Excellent writing skills. Experience in business or consulting writing for a non-technical audience will be prioritised over academic publications.
- Strong interpersonal and client management skills.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills is expected.
- Experience handling large datasets and for statistical analysis. SQL advantageous.
- Experience in R (or other statistical software/programming language).
- Can work both within a team and with minimal supervision when needed.
- Commercial/consulting experience.
- A successful track record of writing winning proposals.
- Research Project Management Experience.
- Work with the Sydney Research Team to deliver on existing core and consulting projects of IEP.
- Write IEP’s core and client facing reports on global issues.
- Be available for morning and evening meetings across US and EU time zones.
- Project management and mentoring.
- A Can-Do Attitude.
- A passion for “tinkering” with data and problem solving.
- Excellent attention to detail and solution oriented.
- Ability to meet multiple deadlines in a fast-paced work environment.
- Ability to work well under pressure with discretion and judgment.
- Good mathematical skills.
Hours: This is a full time, in office, one day a week working from home, contract position (6-12 months).
Remuneration: The Research Fellow remuneration package will be commensurate with experience.
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