Senior Policy Associate

REQUIRED:

bachelor's degree with significant training in economics, including intermediate-level economics and econometrics; minimum four years of relevant work experience; training in economics, including intermediate-level economics and econometrics. PREFERRED: master's

degree; demonstrated interest in and experience with one or more of J-PAL's sectors.

Applicants must apply through the MIT Jobs portal and complete this form.

SENIOR POLICY ASSOCIATE, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, will support senior staff to create materials for policy outreach, including publications, evaluation summaries, presentations, grant proposals, policy memos, blogs, social media content, and newsletters and website content among other sector-specific work; support and manage the administration of a sector-specific, ongoing competitive research fund; develop in-depth knowledge of one of J-PAL's sectors;

and provide evidence support to policymakers; may support J-PAL's overall mission in other ways including knowledge management, work in the area of diversity, equity, and inclusion, serving as a liaison between J-PAL Global and J-PAL's regional offices or assisting with other J-PAL projects.

A full job description is available, here.

REQUIRED:

Bachelor's degree with significant training in economics, including intermediate-level economics and econometrics; a minimum of four years of relevant work experience; and training in economics, including intermediate-level economics and econometrics. PREFERRED:
Master's degree; demonstrated interest in and experience with one or more of J-PAL's sectors.

Applicants must apply through the MIT Jobs portal and complete this form.

12/1/2025