Research Assistant

ECLAC seeks a Research Assistant in Santiago for the Agricultural Development Unit. The role monitors food systems, bioeconomy and productive development; collects and analyzes documents and data; prepares research material, reports and visualizations; maintains databases and contacts; supports policy discussions and meetings; and produces tables, charts and knowledge products for development.

• Monitor food systems, bioeconomy and productive development
• Evaluate documents, collect data and prepare research materials
• Compile information and prepare database inputs
• Examine statistical material and prepare reports, tables, charts and data sets
• Maintain files and databases and coordinate data collection
• Support meetings, policy discussions, data presentations and information materials

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Seven years of social/economic-development research experience, reduced to five with a first-level university degree
• English and Spanish

• Economics, statistics, agricultural or environmental economics study is desirable
• Food systems, bioeconomy and productive-development experience is desirable
• Data analytics experience is desirable

• Research Methods
• Data Collection
• Data Analysis
• Statistical Analysis
• Database Management
• Report Writing
• Data Visualization

• General Service appointment on a local basis in Santiago
• Applicants must be authorized to work in Chile