When needed, I advertise for positions on my blog, so keep your eyes peeled.

I also draw on applicants to Innovations for Poverty Action. Job announcements for lots of interesting work are here, and you can ask IPA to keep a CV on file by sending a cover letter and resume to jobs@poverty-action.org. We share a CV database with the Poverty Action Lab.

What do I look for? At minimum, some experience in a developing country, basic stats training, and top performance in a degree in social science. Preferably, people with actual research time in the field, great recommendations, plans for graduate school, and a good knowledge of statistical analysis and STATA. Most of all: self-starting go-getters who will work their brains out in difficult places.