The Gender x Digital (GxD) hub is a research and evaluation centre at LEAD, IFMR–Krea University, working at the intersection of digital systems, AI, and women’s realities in India. The hub conducts rigorous gender-intentional research and evaluation, provides technical advisory support to governments and implementers, and engages with a range of stakeholders to ensure that evidence shapes how digital and AI systems are designed and governed.
We are seeking a Senior Associate whose focus will be research and evaluation delivery, complemented by writing and communications work that supports GxD’s research and evaluation portfolio and its visibility as a thought leader on gender × digital × AI issues. The candidate will sit primarily within GxD’s Evidence Generation workstream, contributing directly to research or evaluation studies, while also actively supporting the Ecosystem Engagement & Thought Leadership workstream in shaping how GxD’s findings are communicated to policy, donor, and public audiences.




This is a research-forward role for someone who is at home in the field or with a dataset, and who can also turn findings into a clear report, blog, or deck. The ideal candidate is a robust researcher, can write and communicate well, and who is energised by variety across projects.
Key Responsibilities
1. Research & Evaluation Design and Delivery
• Contribute to the design and implementation of new studies, including instrument design, sampling strategy, fieldwork coordination, and analysis working with other team members.
• Apply mixed-method approaches, combining quantitative analysis (Stata, R, or Excel) with qualitative enquiry, to generate evidence on women’s digital and AI capability and outcomes.
• Support secondary data analysis for GxD’s internal knowledge products and evidence briefs.
• Lead data cleaning, analysis, and interpretation for assigned studies, with attention to methodological rigour and quality assurance.
• Support literature reviews and eviden

📌 Senior Associate (Delhi)
🏢 LEAD at Krea University
📍 Delhi