Job Description:
Location: New Delhi | Reports to: Programme Director | Employment: Full-time | Experience: 5+ years
About TrustBridge
TrustBridge Rule of Law Foundation is a non-profit research think tank whose mission is to accelerate economic growth in India by strengthening the state's ability to provide a globally trusted legal and regulatory system. Founded by Akshay Jaitly and Karan Singh, we work at the intersection of law and economics on financial markets regulation, energy transition, and contracts and dispute resolution.
The Role
We are looking for a Senior Research Fellow with at least five years of experience in academia, a think tank, or policy research, who uses statistical techniques to answer policy questions in finance and electricity.
What You Will Do
- Frame the question. Identify the problems affecting markets and state capacity, and design a research strategy that separates causes from consequences.
- Work with lawyers. Work closely with lawyers to understand the legal, regulatory and institutional structure of these markets before framing questions, and engage comfortably with legal issues as you frame questions and interpret results.
- Do the analysis. Apply event studies, difference-in-differences, panel and time-series methods and other causal inference tools, in R or Python, to regulatory, financial market and electricity-sector data.
- Translate to policy. Convert quantitative analysis into actionable policy recommendations.
- Write and publish. Author blogs, working papers, policy briefs, and consultation submissions with clear, implementable recommendations.
- Lead. Guide junior colleagues and review their work on ongoing projects.
What We Are Looking For
Required
- Master's or PhD in Economics, Finance, Statistics, Public Policy or a related field
- 5+ years of applied quantitative research experience
- Strong grounding in econometrics and statistical techniques
- Proficiency in R and LaTeX
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- You are excited about doing rigorous descriptive work as about finding a good identification strategy.
Preferred
- Knowledge of Indian financial markets or the electricity sector
- Published work, or work that has informed policy, regulation or litigation
- Experience supervising or mentoring researchers
- Exposure to government, regulators or reform bodies
- You realise that understanding the institutions and the data, and describing what is going on, is as important.
Why Join Us
Collaborate with experts in law, economics and regulation, and shape debates on financial markets and energy policy in a team focused on solving problems. Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience.
How to Apply
Email info@trustbridge.in with subject "Application — Senior Research Fellow" and include your CV and a writing sample (working paper, policy note, or article). Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.