VACANCIES
We currently have three vacancies:
CSAE Projects Officer
Location: University of Oxford, Dept Economics, Manor Road Building
Salary: £34,982 – £40,855 p.a. (Grade 6)
Hours: Full-time (37.5 hrs/week)
Contract: Fixed-term (3 years)
Application Deadline: Apply online by 12 noon on Friday 11 August
Apply: Full job description and application details on the University of Oxford job portal - CSAE Projects Officer
Play a Key Role in World-Class Economic Research
The Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE) at the Department of Economics at the University of Oxford is seeking a highly organised and motivated Projects Officer to support major multi-partner research initiatives focused on economic development in Africa.
The CSAE is a world-leading research centre tackling some of the most pressing development challenges. You’ll join a vibrant and collaborative environment at the heart of Oxford’s development economics community, with opportunities to support meaningful global impact. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking work that informs policy, builds global networks, and drives change across sub-Saharan Africa.
About the role
As CSAE Projects Officer, you will:
Manage the financial and administrative delivery of CSAE’s research programmes.
Support principal investigators and researchers with budgeting, forecasting, grant reporting, and contract coordination.
Act as a key liaison between academic departments, international collaborators, and funders.
Coordinate workshops, international meetings, and high-profile events.
Assist with hiring and onboarding researchers, arranging travel, and maintaining communications and programme websites.
About you
We’re looking for someone who is:
Educated to degree level or has equivalent professional experience.
Experienced in research administration and financial management in higher education or a similar setting.
Detail-oriented, organised, and capable of managing multiple priorities under pressure.
A confident communicator with excellent interpersonal skills across cultural contexts.
Proficient in Microsoft Office (especially Excel) and willing to learn new systems quickly.
Desirable: Knowledge of Oxford’s financial or HR systems, and/or experience working with research teams in developing countries.
Interviews will be held online.
Research Specialist, Nairobi, Kenya
Location: Busara, Nairobi, Kenya
Contract: Full-time, on-site, 18-month comittment required.
Application Deadline: Friday 8 August 2025
Apply now: Apply via the Bursara Center website
Research and Advisory – Behavioral Research and ACademic Engagements (BRACE)
Are you passionate about behavioural science, field research, and using data to drive social impact? Do you want to work with leading global researchers on real-world challenges in development and labour markets?
Busara, in collaboration with Oxford University, is seeking a Research Specialist to join our team in Nairobi. In this role, you’ll contribute to high-impact research alongside partners from Oxford, Warwick, Duke, and Northwestern, contributing to large-scale experiments focused on mental health, job search, and employment outcomes in Kenya.
The position is based at Busara in Nairobi, Kenya, which works with researchers and organizations to advance and apply behavioral science in pursuit of poverty alleviation. The successful applicant will participate in all aspects of the work, particularly around the planning and execution of field and lab experiments and data analysis. The position is particularly appropriate for candidates with backgrounds in quantitative social science, who have experience in overseeing field studies, and who have a strong proficiency in coding and data analysis. Applicants from Kenya are strongly encouraged to apply, and international applicants will be sponsored for a work visa. The successful applicant will engage across two ongoing strands of work with the research group.
We're looking for a proactive, detail-oriented researcher with strong coding and analytical skills, and a deep commitment to evidence-based solutions. If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!
Read the full job details on the Busara Center's website.
As applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, you are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible. This role will be closed on August 8, 2025.
CSAE Research Assistant
Location: Oxford, UK
Salary: £34,982 – £40,855 p.a. (Grade 6)
Contract: Fixed-term, from 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2026 (extension possible based on funding)
Application deadline: 19 August 2025, 12 noon BST
Apply: Full job description and application details on the University of Oxford job portal - CSAE Research Assistant
About the project
Project Title: Shock-Responsive Social Protection and Climate Resilience
Principal Investigator: Professor Stefan Dercon
This project evaluates the effectiveness of anticipatory cash transfers in response to climate disasters, using large-scale RCTs in Bangladesh and other countries. It investigates how early interventions can mitigate the impacts of extreme weather events and improve household resilience.
CSAE is seeking to appoint a full-time Research Assistant to provide research and administrative support on the project, with a strong focus on data cleaning, management and analysis. While the postholder will work most closely with Stefan Dercon, they will regularly engage with the principal investigators and the supporting research teams at partner organisations, including the World Bank, the BRAC Institute for Governance and Development, GiveDirectly, FCDO, J-PAL, IRC, and other organisations as the research portfolio expands. The postholder will be responsible for providing support on grant applications, contributing to writing preanalysis plans, engaging with research partners and exploring new research partnerships (for instance, by attending regular meetings), assisting in the design of survey instruments, providing oversight on data collection, and cleaning and analysing data when it comes in. The postholder will also play a key role in developing materials to communicate our results, including presentations and policy brief.
Key responsibilities include:
Data cleaning, management, and econometric analysis
Supporting fieldwork design and survey development
Preparing research briefs, presentations, and policy outputs
Liaising with research partners (e.g., BRAC, GiveDirectly, J-PAL)
The closing date is 19th August 2025, and online interviews are scheduled for the week starting 25th August 2025.
GENERAL VACANCIES
The CSAE advertise a variety of opportunities throughout the year for potential applicants for Associate Professorships and Research Fellowships at the Department of Economics, Blavatnik School of Government, and Oxford Department of International Development, and also for our CSAE Visiting Fellowship positions. All vacancies will be featured on our website and advertised via the CSAE BlueSky account, CSAE LinkedIn account, and to our mailing lists.
