About J-PAL:
The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) was established in 2003 as a research center at the Economics Department at MIT. Since then, it has grown into a global network of researchers who use randomized evaluations to answer critical policy questions in the fight against poverty. J-PAL is propelled by a first-rate team dedicated to research, policy, training, and other vital work, supporting J-PAL's mission to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence.
J-PAL South Asia, which is based at the Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR) in India, analyses and disseminates research results and builds partnerships with policymakers to ensure that policy is driven by evidence, and that programs proven effective are scaled up.
Project Description:
J-PAL South Asia seeks qualified applicants for the position of Research Associate (RA) for the GEC scale up India. The position offers an chance to gain first-hand data and field management experience in an organization undertaking cutting-edge development research.




The GEC scale up is based on the ‘Taaron ki Toli’ (TKT - gang of stars) curriculum by Breakthrough. It is a school-based, gender equity program for adolescent boys and girls, to shape their gender attitudes and behaviours at an age when their views are still malleable, and yet they are at the cusp of making critical decisions about marriage, careers and fertility. TKT is a life skills based curriculum that comprises 28 fortnightly, 45-minute classroom sessions plus 12 assembly sessions that build adolescent agency to question gender norms, build intergenerational and inter-gender dialogues so they can make their own life choices without fear of violence or discrimination.
TKT was piloted in Haryana, a state with the most adverse sex ratio in the country, to cover children in government schools in grades 6-8. The program was evaluated in a randomised control trial by J-PAL, South Asia over 2.5 year

📌 Research Associate (India)
🏢 J-PAL
📍 India