1. THE BEST AND HARDEST THING YOU WILL EVER DO CRRC Junior Research Fellowship 9/13/2015 1

2. Why? Skills are missing Demand is high We want to fill the gap 9/13/2015 2 CRRC Quantity

3. IT IS ABOUT  REAL-LIFE  SOCIETY  GROUPS  INDIVIDUALS  US! What is policy research about? 9/13/2015 3 Impact

4. POLICY-MAKING PROCESS RESEARCH Policy=Politics (Although linked) 9/13/2015 4

5. SIMPLY PUT: LOTS 9/13/2015 5 What’s in it for me?

6. 6 Proficiency in Microsoft Excel Know how make informative charts in Excel? Want to be able to make first class presentations? Visual Basic? 9/13/2015

7. 7 Writing skills Online Quizzes One on one tutorials Vocabulary building 9/13/2015

8. 8 SPSS/STATA Working knowledge Frequencies? Crosstabs? Correlation? Regression? 9/13/2015

9. 9 Project Management Skills From Gantt Charts to grant writing you will now how to talk the lingo. 9/13/2015

10. 10 A sense of accomplishment/access to future opportunities Attend conferences See your name in print Have fun 9/13/2015

11. What will I do? 9/13/2015 11 Learn, learn, learn Participate in the number of on-line trainings on policy analysis and academic writing Participate in essays competition Get a chance to win a nice prize!

12. If selected for the second round… Participate in face-to-face trainings at CRRC office; Learn more and more about statistical programs; Participate in all steps of the research project  Questionnaire drafting  Data analysis  Interviewing  Writing  And always: intense discussions… 9/13/2015 12

13. And finally… PAID INTERNSHIPS OPPORTUNITIES AT CRRC!!! 9/13/2015 13

14. Requirements 9/13/2015 14 You should be aged from 18 to 24 You should be a student or recent graduate You will be expected to learn extremely fast so should be very smart, dedicated, hard-working and open to criticism Must have good English-language skills

15. The Next Steps 9/13/2015 15 Submit your application to www.crrc.az/jfpwww.crrc.az/jfp To express your specific interests or questions send an email to Yulia Aliyeva yulia@crrccenters.orgyulia@crrccenters.org If you are selected, you will be invited to get registered at CRRC Moodle platform.

16. Our Timeline Online trainings – April-May, 2010 Submission of the draft versions of the essays – mid- June, 2010 Feedbacks and tutorials – June-July, 2010 Submission of the final essays – end of July, 2010 Selection of the best of the best participants – August, 2010 Prizes, awards, certificates and launch of the Second stage of the JRFP – September, 2010 9/13/2015 16

17. Questions? 9/13/2015 17