Researcher

You consider the big picture, asking questions like: is this project appropriately formulated and the best use of my time?

What is GiveWell getting wrong in our research?

You’ll join a small grantmaking team to execute ambitious research agendas, sifting through the countless questions we could try to answer and honing in on those that matter most.

Your decisions will inform the allocation of hundreds of millions of dollars to dozens of grantees.

In the course of your work, you might approach questions like these:

What is the impact of building footbridges in rural communities?

How can we model the general equilibrium effects of cash transfers?

How should we think about the opportunity cost of other actors’ contributions to programs we fund?