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About
Access to water is a key development challenge in large parts of rural Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
It is manifested through two pathways including access to water for irrigation, and for drinking
water and sanitation. Elsewhere in south and southeast Asia, intensive use of groundwater has
fueled growth in agricultural productivity, food security and for meeting rural drinking water
demands. Access to affordable and reliable pumping energy remains a critical bottleneck in
accessing groundwater despite the presence of plentiful amounts of the resource in SSA. The
proposed study will bring together biophysical and socioeconomic data to estimate the need for
and availability of groundwater at a granular level across SSA.
Invitation To Apply
The Department of Geography at the National University of Singapore invites application for a
position of a research assistant in a project on clean energy transition in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Proficiency in R programming language is a must, exposure to quantitative social science
research is desirable. The position is expected to begin in mid-August 2024 and end by 30 June
2025.
The Role
- You will be part of a team working on drinking water, sanitation and electricity access in SSA.
- A large portion of your time will be spent collecting and cleaning secondary data related to electricity and water infrastructures.
- You will conduct statistical analyses and learn to construct and run statistical models under supervision of team members.
Required Skills and Experience
- A bachelor’s degree with courses undertaken in statistics, geography/economics/environmental studies.
- Comfort cleaning and visualizing data in R.
- Ability to work independently and produce short written pieces of analyses.
- Willingness to learn advanced statistical analyses.
Desirable Skills
- Exposure to quasi-experimental designs, survey data and/or simulation modeling.
Application Procedure
Interested applicants are invited to apply online via the NUS Careers Portal with the following
documents –
- A Curriculum Vitae
- Letter of Interest
- Contact details of two references
Please mail Asst. Prof. Sudatta Ray for queries at [email protected]
