Predoctoral Associate

About The Trust

The University of Chicago Trust (the Trust) is a charitable trust in India, established in 2008 by an alumnus of The University of Chicago. The objectives of the UChicago Trust are to provide opportunities for grants to support agriculture, water, or educational programs, research programs, and activities for the betterment of India.

The Development Innovation Lab – India (DIL-India)

DIL-India, based at the Trust in India, is dedicated to using the tools of economics to vantaggi millions of people. We work across sectors like education, safe water, agriculture, climate change, road safety, health, and others. We do so by collaborating with government agencies, firms, and non-profits in India to identify, test, and scale evidence-based solutions.

DIL-India has a fast-growing portfolio of policy-relevant research. For example, DIL-India is collaborating with the Ministry of Jal Shakti and other collaborators to identify and test safe water solutions that could be deployed at scale.



Our estimates suggest that safe water solutions could save the lives of up to 136,000 children annually in India. DIL-India is also working with the Government of Andhra Pradesh to test the impact of personalized adaptive learning on student outcomes in secondary schools across the state. Additionally, DIL-India works closely with the Ministry of Earth Sciences to support the dissemination of improved AI-based monsoon onset forecasts to 52.8 million Indian farmers.

Position Description

The Trust and DIL-India are seeking full-time Predoctoral Associates to support the development of economics research projects in India in collaboration with Michael Kremer and other researchers. The Predoctoral Associate would support scoping and research implementation efforts for DIL India’s projects in education, weather forecasting/digital agriculture, safe water and other areas. In the near term, the role will involve supporting field implementation and resear

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