Deadline: May 15, 2026.

The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), established in 1988, is a public not-for-profit organization devoted to the advancement of policy research and graduate training to inform economic policies in Africa. The mission of AERC is to strengthen local capacity for conducting independent, rigorous research into challenges pertinent to African economies, through a synergetic programme that combines research excellence with graduate training in economics, supported by strategic partnerships, the co-production of knowledge, interactive communications and policy engagement with stakeholders. The AERC is supported by donor governments, private foundations, and international organizations.

The AERC has received funding from the American Institutes for Research (AIR) under the Pipeline Partnership Program (P3) Africa Phase II. A portion of these funds will be used to implement a six-day, face-to-face AIR-AERC 2026 Impact Evaluation Faculty Retooling Workshop. The workshop targets teaching faculty from African universities and early-career researchers, with the objective of strengthening capacity in impact evaluation methodologies.

This hands-on training will cover the following areas:

• Difference between impact evaluation and other types of evaluation.
• Answering the impact evaluation question.
• Evaluation designs and key issues to consider: confounding, selectivity, externalities, contamination, and others.
• Experimental designs, matching and regression-discontinuity.
• Selectivity and endogeneity problems: causes, consequences, and solutions.
• Instrumental variables methods.
• Difference-in-differences.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

To qualify for participation in the Impact Evaluation workshop, an applicant must:

1.  Be a national of an African country.
2.  Hold a PhD degree in Economics, Agricultural Economics, or related field from a recognized institution.
3.  Be a teaching faculty at an African university and/or early-career researcher.
4.  Published in refereed/peer reviewed outlets (journal articles, books and book chapters).
5.  Computer literacy, experience with household survey data, and knowledge of regression analysis is essential. The course will be taught in English with French simultaneous interpretation.

Note: Female applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.

APPLICATION

Applications should be submitted to impact.evaluation@aercafrica.org and addressed to:

The Executive Director

African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)

3^rd Floor, Middle East Bank Towers, Jakaya Kikwete Road

P.O. Box 62882 – 00200 Nairobi, Kenya

The application should include:

• Application cover letter clearly indicating you are a member of a teaching faculty of an African university and/or early-career researcher.
• Letter from the Head of Department to support your application to participate in the workshop.
• Curriculum Vitae (clearly indicating gender; nationality; academic qualification; research publications; postal, email and telephone contacts, including country code).

The application letter should be referenced “Application for AIR-AERC 2026 Impact Evaluation Faculty Retooling Workshop”.

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