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Apply here. Fund$s. DEPTHJS | MIT Media Lab. Cool programs. Hole-in-the-Wall. Digital Divide Data - Digitization & IT services with a social impact. The Official Website of Beth Coleman: Publications. Jobs. J-PAL is currently accepting applications on an ongoing basis. To see the list of current job postings, please use the search box on the left. To see all available jobs, click here . J-PAL is a network of 64 affiliated professors around the world who are united by their use of randomized evaluations to answer questions critical to poverty alleviation. J-PAL’s headquarters are at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA, and J-PAL’s regional offices are in Paris (France), Santiago (Chile), Chennai (India), and Cape Town (South Africa).

J-PAL affiliated professors employ research staff through a variety of research centers, including Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) , Centre for Microfinance , Evidence for Policy Design , Center of Evaluation for Global Action , Ideas42 , and the Small Enterprise Finance Center . In addition to the annual recruiting drive, J-PAL hires throughout the year as needed to fill staff positions. How to Apply Job Opportunities. Default.

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