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Job Opportunity @ UP CIDS: Junior Research Associate (Program on Social and Political Change)

Junior Research Associate

Period: July 01 – December 31, 2025; open for renewal and subject to availability of funds
Monthly Rate: Php 39,444.00 (Gross and inclusive of 20% premium)

Tasks:

    • Assist in developing the framework, methodology, and data gathering instruments of research projects of PSPC.
    • Gather, analyze, and validate data relevant to a given action research project;
    • Write minutes of discussions, proceedings, and other reports relevant to a given action research project
    • Conduct review of literature on assigned topics/cases;
    • Write preliminary findings on research projects
    • Write activities/symposium proceedings
    • Assist in organization of events related to PSPC projects
    • Perform other duties that may be assigned from time to time

Qualifications:

    • Bachelor’s degree in Political science, Economics, Psychology or Geography is preferred.
    • At least 1 year of work experience in research and/or public policy environment.
    • Familiarity with using statistical packages, specifically Stata and R.
    • Experience doing presentations, managing projects and organizing events.
    • Ability to work independently under limited supervision but also able to effectively work with a team as needed
    • Ability to work on multiple tasks efficiently

Interested applicants may submit a letter of intent (addressed to Dr. Rogelio Alicor L. Panao, Program Convenor of PSPC), together with their curriculum vitae and two writing samples to [email protected]

Deadline of application is on 2 May 2025