Pahlé India Foundation (PIF) Looking For Economist / Data Scientist at New Delhi, Delhi, Full Time

Pahle India Foundation (PIF), chaired by Dr. Rajiv Kumar, former Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog, is inviting applications for the position of Economist / Data Scientist as per details below:

Skills required:

• Collect, clean, and structure large-scale datasets to enable rigorous analysis.
• Conduct exploratory data analysis to identify trends, patterns
• Build and maintain high-quality panel datasets with multiple levels of identifiers to support longitudinal tracking and analysis.
• Apply advanced econometric and statistical techniques—including fixed effects models, linear probability models (LPM), difference-in-differences (DiD), Nearest Neighbour Match / Propensity Score Matching, and Instrumental Variables—to draw causal insights from data.
• Translate raw data into meaningful insights through visualizations and summary statistics.
• Support the development of predictive models 
• Conduct qualitative analysis
• Apply natural language processing (NLP) and sentiment analysis tools 
  

 Educational Qualifications 

• Master’s degree or PhD in Economics, Econometrics, Data Science, or related quantitative disciplines.
• Strong academic training in econometrics, statistics, and programming (Stata, R, or Python) is essential.
• Clustering analysis, familiarity with supervised and unsupervised learning techniques (Regression, KNN, Random Forest, ADA Boost, XG Boost), predictive modelling 
• Familiarity with tools for qualitative analysis, such as NVivo, Atlas.ti, or sentiment analysis libraries in Python (e.g., VADER, TextBlob, spaCy), is highly desirable.
• Prior experience working with HR, labor market, or administrative datasets in a research, consulting, or analytics setting will be preferred.
• Understanding of behavioural economics/science concepts (e.g., choice architecture, default effects) is a plus.

Organisation Overview 

PIF is a leading not-for-profit policy think tank with a motto “Putting India First To Make India First.” Over the last decade of its working, PIF has been able to successfully carve out a niche for itself and earn a reputation with policymakers as an independent, extremely credible institute that can be relied upon for producing high quality inputs for policy formulation. 

Over the next five years, PIF aims to be among the country’s leading policy think-tanks and preeminent go-to policy research institute rooted in Indian realities, focussing its research on complex policy challenges thereby playing a significant role in India’s growth story. PIF also provides a credible, trustworthy and neutral policy platform for bringing together government, industry, academia and civil society for enriching the public narrative on topical issues.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further evaluation. Pahle India Foundation is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from individuals of all backgrounds.