ABOUT YLABS
YLabs is a leading global design and research organization designing technologies that amplify youth power, agency, and opportunity. Founded in 2014 at the Harvard Innovation Lab, YLabs partners with young people to co-create inclusive digital products and services that improve their lives. Our design process opens spaces where young people’s ideas can become a reality – where they are the architects of the solutions to their most pressing challenges.
YLabs multidisciplinary team delivers youth-driven innovation and impact at scale. Our team combines expertise in youth-driven design with adolescent health, climate, livelihoods, digital product design, behavioral science, and epidemiology. Based in Rwanda and the USA, we’ve worked in 18 countries to date on projects spanning three focus areas: optimum health and wellness, improved economic opportunity, and increased climate resilience.
Job Title: Research Assistant
Location: Remote
JOB SUMMARY
We are seeking a Research Assistant to support our Climate x SRHR project and to conduct desk research, support stakeholder engagement, and contribute to research publications and dissemination materials.
The ideal candidate will have graduate-level training or equivalent experience in public health, social science, or a related field, strong research and writing skills, and a genuine interest in climate resilience and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR).
This is a part-time role (10-20 hours/week), fully remote, contractor position reporting to the Research Lead.
LOCATION
This is a fully remote role open to candidates in any location, with the ability to work flexible hours that allow for reasonable overlap with the YLabs US and East Africa teams.
ABOUT YLABS’ COMPENSATION
PAY RATE
The pay range for this position is $21 – $29 USD per hour, commensurate with experience. This range is regionally benchmarked for an entry-level Research Assistant position in the YLabs US office. YLabs pays all full-time staff salaries in the local currency of the staff member’s permanent work location.
YOU WILL:
Conduct desk research
- Literature reviews, policy analyses, and evidence summaries, plus citation management and maintenance of a shared evidence library
Support stakeholder engagement
- Note-taking, meeting prep, and maintenance of stakeholder databases, including coordination support for convenings
Draft and/or review proposals
- Contribute to proposal writing and provide technical review as needed
Support data analysis
- Apply quantitative or qualitative analysis skills as relevant to project needs
Support research publications
- Drafting, proofreading, and formatting
Prepare dissemination materials
- Decks, evidence briefs, and reports
Fact-check and QA
- Verify accuracy and quality of materials before they go external
YOU ARE:
- An excellent writer
- Detail oriented
- Enthusiastic, curious, problem solver
- Rigorous about sourcing, citations, and evidence quality
- A great communicator – speaks up when uncertain
DESIRABLE:
- Graduate student in a relevant field preferred
- Experience with any quantitative and/or qualitative data analysis software.
Application Deadline unspecified
METHOD OF APPLICATION
Interested and Qualified candidates should use link below to apply.
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