Good Business Lab

Counselor

• Deliver Counselling for Alcohol Problems (CAP) sessions one-on-one to enrolled participants following the treatment manual
• Build rapport with participants and engage them non-judgementally
• Schedule and confirm sessions with participants and coordinate with the field team
• Attend individual and group supervision sessions with the Clinical Associate
• Discuss cases, raise challenges and act on supervisory feedback
• Protect participant confidentiality
• Safeguard issued equipment, including recording devices, tablets and chargers
• Attend additional trainings, refreshers and study team meetings
• Conduct day-to-day surveys in stakeholder units and hostels
• Perform other related work as necessary

Field Counsellor

Research Scientist

• Support study design through scoping exercises, qualitative surveys, and literature reviews
• Design and pilot survey instruments; monitor data quality and resolve issues promptly
• Expand simulated task assessments for various occupations for the AI-assisted job matching project
• Conduct fieldwork and occasionally travel to project sites
• Liaise with implementation partners to align timelines, share updates, and troubleshoot challenges
• Coordinate with administrative and finance teams on participant payments and study-related costs
• Identify threats to research design, propose solutions, and escalate to researchers as needed
• Ensure adherence to research and data protocols, including IRB approval, coding standards, and analysis procedures
• Maintain project documentation, including codebooks, field protocols, and project logs
• Prepare policy memos and research briefs on ongoing and completed studies
• Collaborate with Professor Anant Nyshadham and researchers across universities on two U.S.-based projects

Research Assistant, Economics

Manager

• Lead grant writing and prepare reports for funding agencies
• Mentor Research Assistants and other research staff
• Assist with hiring and training Research Assistants and other research staff
• Assist with literature reviews, survey instrument design, data cleaning, survey planning, data quality monitoring, and fieldwork supervision
• Ensure projects follow GBL standards and protocols, including IRB approval, coding standards, and analysis procedures
• Identify research design and project risks, propose solutions, and escalate issues to researchers
• Maintain communication and alignment among researchers, GBL staff, and implementation partners
• Clarify expectations and troubleshoot challenges
• Ensure projects have sufficient material and human resources
• Maintain project documentation, including codebooks, field protocols, and project logs, to academic transparency and reproducibility standards
• Coordinate participant payments and study-related costs with administrative and finance teams
• Prepare policy memos, research briefs, blogs, and articles on studies
• Represent GBL at external stakeholder meetings and deliver presentations
• Support all stages of randomized evaluations across two U.S.-based projects
• Contribute to developing additional U.S. projects

Field Counsellor

Research Assistant, Economics

Research Manager