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Senior Water Researcher

GiveWell· Research
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Hybrid (Remote)$280k - $308kfull-timePosted 5mo ago

About the role

Senior role directing research and grantmaking decisions related to water interventions at GiveWell, with emphasis on cost-effectiveness, empirical evidence review, and external representation to guide multi-million dollar funding decisions in the water sector.

Responsibilities

  • Create and lead ambitious research agendas related to GiveWell's water portfolios.
  • Own grant investigations end-to-end (from research question through grant recommendation).
  • Shape a research agenda bringing rigor and creativity to water-related questions.
  • Combine empirical evidence review, cost-effectiveness modeling, discussions with subject matter experts, and professional judgment.
  • Communicate externally about work and mentor/advice to other researchers on the team.
  • Sift through questions, identify high-impact research areas, and prioritize accordingly.

Qualifications

  • A quantitatively oriented advanced degree (e.g., epidemiology, environmental engineering, environmental health, public health, economics, or related fields).
  • Substantial professional experience in the water sector or an adjacent field (water quality, WASH, water infrastructure, environmental health modeling, program implementation/evaluation/funding).
  • Hands-on familiarity with water systems, epidemiology, or both preferred.

Skills

Required:Quantitative analysisResearch agenda development
Nice to have:Grantmaking and program evaluation

Benefits

  • Fully funded health, dental, vision, and life insurance (US premiums 100% covered for employee and dependents).
  • Four weeks of paid time off per year, plus a one week organization-wide summer break.
  • 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave.
  • Ergonomic home workstations or coworking space memberships.
  • Automatic 5% of gross salary contributed to US 403(b) retirement plan.
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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