Economist, Remote/Delhi

Role: Economist Education: Masters or PhD in Economics Experience: 5-15 years Salary: 8.4-24 LPA ___________________________________- About The Role The org study youth opportunity in India. We need an economist who can make sure everything we publish is analytically sound- and who genuinely understands India's employment debates. What You'll Do Keep our methodology defensible- indicator selection, weighting, how we aggregate data Track and engage with core debates: services vs manufacturing, AI and jobs, skills mismatch, informalization Work with government databases — PLFS, Census, ASI, ASUSE Write policy explainers and commentary grounded in data Write Python/R/Stata scripts to generate and update our YouthPOWER index scores Ask the hard question on every output: "Can we actually say this based on our data?" Who You Are PhD or strong Masters in Economics (development or labour preferred) You know India's employment landscape — not just from papers but from data You've worked with Indian administrative data and know its limitations You code cleanly and make defensible choices with messy data You can translate rigorous analysis into something a policymaker can read Good to Have Familiarity with district-level governance and pilots Experience with global youth development frameworks or capability indices If you find yourself fact-checking employment statistics in casual conversation, this role is for you. - Hiring Note : Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. This job is first posted on March 20, 2026, on Ground Zero For any questions, ping us on WhatsApp chat: +91-8058331557