Research internship at Laterite

What you will do

At Laterite, we tend to work simultaneously on a variety of short term to medium term research projects. As a Research Intern, you will be assigned to one research project to be determined before you start, depending on your interests, timing and Laterite’s needs.

This is a position that will provide you hands-on experience conducting rigorous research in complex projects. It is a very practical application of the tools and techniques you learn in your development, econometrics and data science classes.

As an intern in one of our offices, you will support one (or more) of Laterite’s various data collection, research, or program evaluation projects. This might include conducting or assisting with:

• Development of survey questionnaires
• Coding in the survey using SurveyCTO
• Monitoring incoming data for quality assurance
• Analysis data using STATA
• Report writing including policy briefs, blogs or other output

Requirements

Profile

• Our ideal candidates are master students or recent graduates with strong technical research skills, passionate about international development and structured in their thinking.

Requirements:

• (Ongoing) Master’s degree in Economics, Econometrics, Development Research, Nutrition, Public Health or related sectors with a quantitative data analysis component
• Proficiency in Stata
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
• East African citizens and/or Master student enrolled in a East African university

In addition, we welcome:

• Experience working with at least one ODK-based platform (e.g., SurveyCTO)
• Organizational and interpersonal skills, self-motivation and drive