Seeking a full-time MA-level Research Assistant to work on microeconomic analyses of environmental, natural resource, and climate change issues in Latin America and the Caribbean. This one- to two-year position is at Inter-American Development Bank headquarters in Washington, DC. For details, please see the position description below.

If you are interested, please send a cover letter and CV to Allen Blackman ablackman@iadb.org. Thank you!

RESEARCH ASSISTANT POSITION

INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK, CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SECTOR

Job description

• Work with senior researcher (Allen Blackman) on microeconomic analysis of environmental, natural resource, and climate change issues in Latin America and the Caribbean
• Position begins spring-early summer 2024
• One-year term with possibility of extension for a second year
• Full-time (~40 hours per week)
• Location: Inter-American Development Bank headquarters, Washington, DC

Criteria

• Required
• Master’s degree in environmental economics or related field
• Significant coursework and experience in econometrics
• Significant experience with Stata
• Fluent in English and Spanish
• Attention to detail
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work independently
• Availability to start spring-early summer 2024
• Citizen of one of IADB’s 48 member countries
• No family members currently working at IADB or IDBInvest

• Helpful
• Experience working as a Research Assistant
• Portuguese language skills
• Experience with R, Python, ArcGIS, and QGIS