Senior Research Associate About the Trust

The University of Chicago Trust (the Trust) is a charitable trust in India, established in 2008 by an alumnus of The University of Chicago. The Trust's objectives are to provide opportunities for grants to support educational programs, research programs and activities for the betterment of India.

The Development Innovation Lab - India (DIL-India)

DIL-India, based at the Trust in India, is dedicated to using the tools of economics to benefit millions of people. We work across sectors like education, health, agriculture, climate change, road safety, and others. We do so by collaborating with government agencies, firms, and non-profits in India to identify, test, and scale evidence-based solutions.

DIL-India has a fast-growing portfolio of policy-relevant research. For example, DIL-India is collaborating with the Ministry of Jal Shakti and other collaborators to identify and test safe water solutions that could be deployed at scale.



Our estimates suggest that secure water solutions could save the lives of up to 136,000 children annually in India. DIL-India is also working with the Government of Andhra Pradesh to test the impact of personalized adaptive learning on student outcomes in secondary schools across the state. Additionally, DIL-India works closely with the Ministry of Earth Sciences to support the dissemination of improved AI-based monsoon onset forecasts to 52.8 million Indian farmers.

Position Description

The Trust and DIL-India are seeking a full-time Senior Research Associate to collaborate on new and ongoing research in development economics. The Senior Research Associate would lead scoping and research implementation efforts for DIL-India's projects in education, weather forecasting/digital agriculture, safe water and other areas. In the near term, the role will involve supporting field implementation and research activities for projects in Telangana related to weather forecasting, heat-risk forecasts, farmer

📌 Senior Research Associate (Delhi)
🏢 Dhauladar Innovation Labs
📍 Delhi