Research and Advisory Internship

Are you driven by a desire to use behavioral science to address global issues? Do you excel in dynamic environments and have a passion for both qualitative and quantitative research? If so, you might be the perfect fit for our Research and Advisory Intern position at Busara! As a Research and Advisory Intern, you’ll collaborate closely with our team, supporting projects that aim to alleviate global poverty through innovative research. Whether you’re supporting with designing and developing research projects, or contributing to managing large-scale field and lab studies, or analyzing data, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to impactful work.

Ready to take on this challenge and make a difference? Let’s hear from you!

About Busara:

Busara is a non-profit research and advisory organization with headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, and offices in India, Uganda, Tanzania, Nigeria, and Mexico. Our 130+ staff come from over 15 countries, speak more than 40 languages, and have completed projects in more than 50 countries.

Our mission is to advance and apply behavioral science in pursuit of poverty alleviation and since our beginning in 2013 have built the world’s largest behavioral science laboratory, and created applied research portfolios in agriculture, health, inclusive finance, governance and education, among others.

Along the way, Busara has become a global leader in behavioral science and serves as an exemplar of mixing science and application to solve problems of equity, access, poverty and opportunity.

Role Purpose Statement:

The Research and Advisory Intern will report to an Associate and will work closely alongside other members of the Research and Advisory Division. As an intern, they will support the Research and Advisory division in the assigned project and any other projects as needed.

Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities:

Interns will work closely with Project leads in completing the tasks assigned below, but may be asked to contribute to Busara’s work in various other ways:

• Support in design and development of research and advisory projects focused on using behavioral science to alleviate global poverty
• Implement qualitative and quantitative behavioral research
• Develop and pilot instruments
• Support in management of large scale field and lab projects with leading academics and institutions
• Organize, clean, and analyze data
• Support in dissemination of results, prepare project reports, and present results
• Engage in internal projects, if needed
• Perform any other duty as may be assigned by the project supervisor.

Minimum Requirements:

• Students in their final semester in masters/undergraduate programs.
• Busara loves diversity of thought and we will accept applicants from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds– Psychology, Sociology, Economics, Public Policy, Political Science, Statistics, Marketing and so on. A Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Social Sciences, Public Policy, or related fields.
• High level of self-motivation and energy, an optimistic “can-do” attitude
• Interest in qualitative and quantitative research or data analytic skill.
• Flexible, self-motivating, able to manage multiple tasks efficiently, and a team player.
• Interest and experience working in a fast-paced working environment.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Interest in behavioral science.