Position overview Salary range: Commensurate with experience Percent time: 100% Anticipated start: With an expected start date of July 1, 2022 Position duration: The initial appointment is for 1 year, renewable for an additional year contingent on performance and the availability of funds. Application Window
Open date: April 5th, 2022
Next review date: Tuesday, Apr 19, 2022 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Monday, May 16, 2022 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
The Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS), established in 1919, is an organized research unit which supports interdisciplinary research and public service, focused on American politics and public policy, and coordinates research activities for several separate research centers, four faculty colloquia, a professional Library, a publishing program, a major student internship program, and several affiliated programs. Its Director reports to the Vice Chancellor for Research. The Institute annually administers research grants and contracts from a wide variety of federal, state and private funding sources, with an annual operating budget of about $6 million. The Institute and its research centers employ approximately 50 persons, made up of affiliated faculty and researchers, graduate students and administrative staff. In addition, the Institute has a thriving Visiting Scholars Program.
The Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP) research program is housed at IGS. EGAP is a research, evaluation, and learning network with worldwide reach that promotes rigorous knowledge accumulation, innovation, and evidence-based policy in various governance domains, including accountability, political participation, mitigation of societal conflict, and reducing inequality. It does so by fostering academic-practitioner collaborations, developing tools and methods for analytical rigor, and training academics and practitioners alike, with an intensive focus in the Global South.
The Assistant Specialist will support the EGAP Trainings and Methods Directors co-directorate in programming around EGAP's Learning Days, including the organization of workshops, development and delivery of curriculum, and support to regional hub partners. The group will be responsible for continued development and maintenance of the EGAP Learning Days book, including the development of instructional tracks for additional participant groups (including practitioners).
Contribute to drafting and editing of EGAP Learning Days pedagogical materials (Learning Days book, slide presentation decks, EGAP methods guides, exercises, etc.)
Support French translation of materials, particularly for technical language related to experimental methods
Review and edit substantive aspects of EGAP tools and resources, including policy briefs, research summaries, and other EGAP resources
Program : https://www.egap.org
Qualifications Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent international degree.
Additional qualifications (required at time of start)
Minimum one (1) year of research experience Preferred qualifications

• Masters or equivalent international degree
• Minimum one (1) year of research experience in quantitative methods
• Research methods training, such as Masters level coursework in quantitative methods, econometrics, and/or statistics.
• Experience in field experimental research methods
• Experience providing quantitative methods training and teaching quantitative methods
• Experience working on or managing randomized controlled trials
• Teaching technical language on research methods
• Proficient in R (statistical program)
• Experience working in civil society organizations preferred
• Personable, detail-oriented, and diplomatic; and
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally 15-30%
• French language proficiency (fluency preferred)

Application Requirements Document requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
Statement on Contributions to Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Statement on your contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including information about your understanding of these topics, your record of activities to date, and your specific plans and goals for advancing equity and inclusion if hired at Berkeley (for additional information go to https://ofew.berkeley.edu/recruitment/contributions-diversity ).
Reference requirements
3 letters of reference required Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03410
Help contact: dreamartinez@berkeley.edu
Campus Information
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are core values at UC Berkeley. Our excellence can only be fully realized by faculty, students, and academic and non-academic staff who share our commitment to these values. Successful candidates for our academic positions will demonstrate evidence of a commitment to advancing equity, inclusion, and belonging.
The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct
In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality ( http://apo.berkeley.edu/ucb-confidentiality-policy ) prior to submitting their letter.
As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccination Program Policy. All Covered Individuals under the policy must provide proof of Full Vaccination or, if applicable, submit a request for Exception (based on Medical Exemption, Disability, and/or Religious Objection) or Deferral (based on pregnancy) no later than the applicable deadline. Please refer to Appendix F, Section II.C. of the policy for the deadlines applicable to new University of California employees. (Capitalized terms in this paragraph are defined in the policy.) Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.
Job location Berkeley, CA
To apply, visit https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03410
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