Senior Researcher; Project Officer

Vacancy for a senior researcher and Project Officer at Development and Policies Research Center (DEPOCEN)

Established in 2005 as an independent research organization, DEPOCEN has gained a reputation for high-quality and policy-relevant research in a wide range of socio-economic issues within the development and research community in Viet Nam. We develop close working relationship with many international organizations, governmental agencies, universities and private sectors. We are one of top ten economics research organizations ranked by REPEC, the co-founder and main organizer of the Viet Nam Economist Annual Meeting (VEAM) since 2008, the most prestigious conference in economics held by the economist community in Viet Nam; the founder the Center for Advanced Studies in Economics and Data Science (CASED); a founding member of the Vietnam Association of International Economists, as well as an active member of the EGAP Network. Our research has been published in international refereed journals, and our consultancy services are highly appreciated by international and national clients.

For more information, please visit our official website at: http://www.depocen.org.

DEPOCEN is currently seeking applicants for 02 Positions

1. Senior Researcher
2. Project Officer/Junior Researcher

Location:        Hanoi

Type:              Full-time

Opportunities and benefit:

• Working with and learning from top Vietnamese economists abroad and in country;
• Networking with economic research communities;
• Improving research capability;
• Participating in CASED Center training courses (as learner and/or lecturer) and presenting research’s results at VEAM;
• Enjoying financial and other supports if having opportunity to go abroad for further study;
• Earning salary and benefits in accordance with performance; bonus on holidays, Tet and other national events; receiving reward upon performance after completing each project;
• Working in a dynamic, friendly and learning environment.

1. Senior Researcher

Job description:

• Take lead in developing proposals for assigned research and consultancy projects;
• Take lead in designing the research (develop detailed methodology, study tools, work plan, budget for the researches and consultancy projects);
• Assign tasks to and supervise the research team; monitor the project progress;
• Conduct fieldwork (in-depth interview, data collection) as part of the research if necessary;
• Analyze data, write reports and other publications/outputs (article/journal papers, book chapters, policy briefs, etc.);
• Ensure quality of all project activities;
• Present results of researches and consultation projects at workshop and dissemination events;
• Communicate with clients, donors;
• Liaise with project stakeholders, including clients/donnor, local partners and collaborators (external experts);
• Build the expert network to join DEPOCEN team in research and consultancy projects;
• Other tasks appropriately with expertise requested by higher manager.

Qualifications:

• PhD in Economics and/or other related fields. Candidates holding a Master Degree with outstanding academic records are encouraged to apply (foreign master degrees are preferred)
• At least 5 years of experience in conducting the research and consultancy projects
• Critical thinking, and excellent writing and analytical skills
• Excellent command in English
• Strong capability to work both independently and in team.
• Willingness to travel to provinces (including remote areas) for fieldwork when necessary.

2. Project Officer/Junior Researcher:

Job description:

• Develop proposals for research and consultancy projects;
• Conduct literature review, develop methodology, data collection tools, work plan, budget for running the assigned project;
• Conduct fieldwork (training and supervising enumerators; collecting data);
• Analyze data and produce reports and other outputs;
• Liaise with project stakeholders, including clients, local partners and collaborators (external experts, supervisors and enumerators);
• Other tasks appropriately with expertise requested by higher manager.

Qualifications:

• Master/bachelor degree in Economics, Sociology, Public Health and/or other related fields.
• At least 2 years of experience in conducting the research and consultancy projects
• Critical thinking, and excellent writing and analytical skills
• Excellent command in English
• Strong capability to work both independently and in team.
• Willingness to travel to provinces (including remote areas) for fieldwork.

Applications

Interested candidates are invited to send the applications (a CV) to DEPOCEN via the email address:  [email protected] and [email protected]

Starting date: As soon as possible.

Deadline of application submission: 29 April, 2024