Senior Water Researcher

The role

You will create and lead research agendas to inform water grantmaking decisions. You will perform empirical evidence review, cost-effectiveness modeling, and mentor other researchers.

What you will do

• Create and lead ambitious research agendas
• Answer complex questions to inform grantmaking decisions
• Sift through research questions to find those that matter most
• Communicate work externally
• Mentor and advise other researchers
• Combine empirical evidence review and critical synthesis
• Perform cost-effectiveness modeling
• Own grant investigations end-to-end
• Represent GiveWell to external counterparts

Required qualifications

• A quantitatively oriented advanced degree (e.g., in epidemiology, environmental engineering, environmental health, public health, economics, or related fields)
• Substantial professional experience in the water sector or an adjacent field
• Must be based in US, UK, Canada, Switzerland, or Germany
• Work authorization for non-US locations

Nice to have

• Hands-on familiarity with water systems
• Hands-on familiarity with epidemiology

Benefits

• Fully funded health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Four weeks of paid time off per year
• One week organization-wide summer break
• 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave
• Ergonomic home workstations or coworking space memberships
• Automatic 5% gross salary contribution to 403(b) for U.S. staff

Before you apply

• Must be based in US, UK, Canada, Switzerland, or Germany
• Visa sponsorship is only possible for the US and is assessed case by case
• Hiring process includes a short application exercise and up to 15 hours of compensated work trials
• If you applied and were rejected for specific researcher roles within the last year, you should hold off on applying

About the company

GiveWell researches cost-effective ways to save and improve lives to direct donations to impactful programs. They focus on global health and well-being.