Research Associate

The Center for Public Policy Alternatives (CPPA), is an independent, non-partisan public policy think tank based in Lagos, Nigeria, with a mission to "ensure that government action fosters growth, economic well-being and freedom and individual responsibility".

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job : Research Associate

Location: Lagos

General Requirements
Educational:

• The ideal candidate should possess a strong Bachelors Degree in one of the Quantitative Sciences: Mathematics, Economics, Statistics, and Engineering
• Minimum of second class upper division
• Aged between 22 and 35 years
• Must possess a masters degree in one of the stated areas of specialization such as; health economics, energy economics/policy, financial economics, agric economics and statistics from a top tier university.

Skills:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Outstanding analytical, research and problem solving skills
• Ability to deliver results in different environments (especially in a developing world context)
• Ability to work both independently and in a team
• Broad world view
• Ability to use statistical packages (such as SPSS) will be an added advantage.

Other:

• If you like the challenge of cutting though conventional thinking and working on complex development problems then our organisation is interested in you.
• We will in turn offer each candidate a stimulating and challenging work environment, a possibility to engage with frontier research, opportunities for world class, international training and an attractive salary package.
• The selected candidate will ideally be expected to resume the post as soon as possible.
• The position will start with a three year contract with the option of renewal depending on performance.