J-PAL North America 2026 Research Staff Training

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Endicott College, Beverly, MA, USA
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J-PAL North America

Overview

J-PAL North America will host its annual Research Staff Training (RST) as an in-person, three-day training program designed specifically for research staff working on randomized evaluations. Sessions blend lectures, hands-on exercises, and peer learning. RST provides an opportunity for participants to develop practical skills necessary for their work, refine technical skills, and meet other research staff from around the world. Read more about 2025 RST participant experiences. 

Applications will be open between April 1 and June 12. Want to be notified when the application goes live? Please fill out our interest form.

Who should apply?

RST is designed for research staff, generally in their first year of working on randomized evaluations. However, most of the sessions are applicable to any research setting. Participants are generally research staff working under the supervision of a PI, including full time RAs, pre-doctoral fellows, upper-level undergraduate RAs, research managers, and first or second year PhD students. This training is not designed for post-doctoral researchers.

RST is open to all qualified applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, age, ability, or sexual orientation. The material and format is designed to be accessible to a range of starting points and learning styles.

Topics

Content is primarily delivered by J-PAL staff, with some lectures given by J-PAL affiliated researchers. Topics covered in previous years have included:

  • Project management
  • Research ethics and IRB
  • Measurement
  • Version control with git
  • Experimental design
  • Power theory and calculations
  • Coding best practices (focused on Stata and R)
  • Communicating research findings and data visualization  

Fees

Training fees include costs for lodging and meals.

Training fees are determined by the country in which participants are based, and not the location of the project. For reference, please see World Bank country income categories: World Bank country income categories. 

  • High-income country: $3,000
  • Low-/Middle-income country: $1,500

An early bird discount of $250 will be applied for participants who submit their registration before May 15.  Limited sponsorship funds are also available. Please reach out to [email protected] to be considered.

Learn More

Contact us at [email protected] for more information.

Submit an interest form to be reminded when applications open.