Call for Applications! J-PAL’s MENA Scholars Fellowship! Apply Now!

Call for Applications! J-PAL’s MENA Scholars Fellowship! Apply Now!

The MENA Scholars Fellowship creates a pathway for MENA region-based researchers to build skills and experience to design and conduct randomized evaluations of poverty reduction and social development policies and programs.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the Fellowship, candidates must meet the following requirements:

• Education: Candidates should be specialized in Economics and/or relevant disciplines (such as public policy, political science, public health, statistics, etc.)
  • Track 1 – PhD Students: This track is open for candidates that are currently pursuing a PhD in economics or a related discipline.
    • It includes those whose nationalities are from the MENA region and are enrolled in PhD programs at universities in or outside the MENA region.
  • Track 2 – Academic scholars: This track is open for candidates who have completed a PhD in economics or a related discipline and are affiliated with a MENA academic institution.
• Language skills: High-level of proficiency (fluent or native) in Arabic and English.
• Quantitative skills:Proficiency in Stata or R are highly recommended.
• Research in MENA: Fellows should manifest an interest in impact evaluation in policy issues related to poverty alleviation and development in the MENA region.
• Ability to contribute to the work of a team: Candidates should be able to contribute to research projects related to applied microeconomics and poverty alleviation in sectors such as education, health, climate change among others. Candidates have to be keen on running randomized evaluations (but not necessarily have prior experience conducting them). Candidates should be motivated and organized to work independently, and to deliver on their responsibilities as part of a multi-year research project team.
• Commitment: The candidate must be committed to completing all fellowship activities with J-PAL MENA for the duration of the fellowship, and actively participating in opportunities afforded via the fellowship.

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