Research Associate / Sr Research Associate (Heat Forecast)
Core
Lead formative research on AI-based heat forecasts to help agriculture and livestock farmers prepare for and respond to heat, defining use cases and piloting with farmers and government partners.
Role type
Senior IC research associate (development economics/agriculture)
Builds
Heat-advisory use cases and pilot programs for farmers
Domain
Agriculture, climate adaptation, development economics
Deliverable
dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Qualitative research (interviews, FGDs), quantitative surveys, econometrics, Stata, R, Python, SurveyCTO/ODK, research ethics
Preferred skills
Weather/forecast data, heat-stress impacts on crops/livestock, Hindi or other Indian language
Responsibilities
Design and conduct field research with farmers, map weather information sources, engage with government agencies, analyze pilot data, synthesize findings into research briefs, co-design advisory content
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC