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Senior Researcher / Researcher wanted
CRRC-Georgia is looking for a Senior Researcher or a Researcher, depending on the candidate`s experience and qualifications. The Senior Researcher / Researcher is expected to participate in designing, analyzing, and communicating CRRC-Georgia`s research outputs.

This is a full-time position of 40 hours per week with a minimum time commitment of two years.

Principal Duties:

** Work on research design, data analysis and report writing as required for the organization`s projects;
** Contribute to the organization`s outreach activities, including writing blogs and news articles, as well as presenting research findings;
** Participate in planning and implementing of the organization`s data collection efforts, including interviewer training, fieldwork control, data collection documentation, and data management;
** Carry out trainings in social science research methods.

Qualifications:

** Excellent knowledge of social, political, and economic trends in the South Caucasus;
** Excellent understanding of research methods in social sciences, particularly in quantitative methods;
** Strong willingness to master and apply new research tools and methods;
** Ability and willingness to work in small teams with other researchers;
** Excellent written and verbal communications skills in English language;
** Preference for strong written and verbal communication skills in Georgian language.

Requirements:

** MA degree or higher in economics, public policy, sociology, psychology, education or any other field of social sciences;
** Proficient in statistical data analysis software (e.g. R; Stata; SPSS; Python);
** At least three years of experience in survey data collection and / or quantitative data analysis.

Application process:

Please send your CV, cover letter, and a writing sample to applications@crrccenters.org by March 25, 2022. Please highlight in your cover letter research projects you have worked on or your current research-in-progress.

Shortlisted candidates are expected to present completed, ongoing, or planned research projects to the CRRC staff as part of the recruitment process.

About the organization:

CRRC-Georgia is a non-governmental, non-profit research organization which collects, analyzes and publishes policy-relevant data on economic, political, and social trends in Georgia. The organization`s mission is to strengthen applied social science research and promote evidence-based debates on policy issues by providing reliable, up-to-date and accessible data and analysis.