Senior Water Researcher
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GiveWellGlobal health and well-being
United States + International (Remote). GiveWell’s staff work primarily remotely within the U.S. and abroad. This position is eligible to work fully remotely. International work: We are happy to employ staff internationally on a case-by-case basis., overlap with American working hours and the schedules of key coworkersFull-TimeSenior
Salary219,000 - 241,000 USD per year
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Requirements
- Quantitatively oriented advanced degree (e.g., in epidemiology, environmental engineering, environmental health, public health, economics, or related fields).
- Substantial professional experience in the water sector or an adjacent field (broadly defined).
- Experience in water quality, WASH, water infrastructure, environmental health modeling, or in program implementation, evaluation, or funding.
- Hands-on familiarity with water systems, epidemiology, or both.
- Personally energized by GiveWell’s mission and methods.
- Abnormally curious, asking lots of questions and interrogating others’ work.
- Willing to interrogate own work and not defensive when research comes under scrutiny.
- Routinely think about and surface value judgments, background knowledge, and strategic commitments.
- Dislike strong confidence in views not relying on commensurate evidence.
- Carefully and legibly communicate about confidence levels.
- Appreciate the value of an excellent reputation and strong relationships.
- Moderate directness and intensity when communicating with external folks.
- Love a gnarly problem, figuring out important questions and going deep where it matters.
- Constantly assess whether you and the team are working on the most important things.
Responsibilities
- Create and lead ambitious research agendas related to our portfolios of work.
- Answer complex questions that will inform GiveWell's grantmaking decisions.
- Sift through countless questions to identify those that matter most.
- Communicate externally about your work.
- Mentor and advise other researchers on the team.
- Shape a research agenda that brings rigor and creativity to the thorniest questions the GiveWell water team faces.
- Own grant investigations end-to-end (from research question through grant recommendation).
- Represent GiveWell to external counterparts.
- Propose new areas of work.
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