💼 Full-Time Position

Research Scientist - Yale Inclusion Economics

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J-PAL
📍 Kenya, Kenya, Kenya
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Location
Kenya, Kenya
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Posted
June 19, 2026
Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

Overview:

Inclusion Economics at Yale University (YIE), a collaboration between Yale's Economic Growth Center (EGC) and the Yale Macmillan Center, is a policy-engaged social science research initiative that conducts cutting-edge research to understand how policy can promote inclusive economies and societies in low- and middle-income countries. This research portfolio, led by Rohini Pande, Henry J. Heinz II Professor of Economics and Director of the EGC, spans applied economic research collaborations with public- and private-sector actors in India, Nepal, Kenya, and beyond – testing levers to advance women’s social and economic wellbeing, facilitate more inclusive governance structures, establish and improve market-based solutions that serve the LMIC context, and more.

In Kenya, YIE has a growing portfolio of large-scale experimental and quasi-experimental research engagements working with both public- and private-sector counterparts on themes ranging from financia...