Mahbub Ul Haq Research Centre

By targeting public schools serving the poorest segments of society, the study focuses on improving literacy, numeracy, and socioemotional skills among children aged 3–5.

This study uses quantitative and qualitative techniques to evaluate the impact of PHCIP’s multi-pronged early childhood education (ECE) intervention in South Punjab.

📢 We are hiring! 📌 Position: Research Assistant (full-time) Project: Punjab Human Capital Investment Project (PHCIP)’s early childhood education program in South Punjab, with the Data and Research In Education – Research Consortium (DARE-RC) @phcip_official @DARERCPK

We congratulate her on this brilliant achievement and wish her continued success in her endeavors.

She holds a Masters in City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), with a specialization in International Development Planning, and a Bachelors in Social Sciences from the Lahore University of Management Sciences.

We are proud to announce that our Fellow Dr. Fizzah Sajjad has been awarded the acclaimed S.S. Pirzada Dissertation Prize 2025 (UC Berkeley).

Our Fellows Dr. Ali Cheema (Vice-Chancellor, LUMS) and Dr. Farooq Naseer (@EconomicsLUMS) contribute to the discussion on mobility and its link to female participation in the labor force.

📌 You may apply at the following link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Proposed hours of work: full-time (40 hours a week); please do not apply if you already hold any other serious research position as this work requires a lot of intellectual effort. Proposed duration: 10 February–30 June 2026

📢 We are hiring! The Education cluster at the Mahbub Ul Haq Research Centre (LUMS) is looking for support to develop current and further research work related to teacher education and teacher policy in the public education system. ⌛ Deadline: Rolling basis

Proposed hours of work: full-time (40 hours a week); please do not apply if you already hold any other serious research position as this work requires a lot of intellectual effort. Proposed duration: 10 February–30 June 2026

As a Research Assistant, you will work directly with one of the researchers in the cluster, whose current work focuses on education in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The deadline has been extended to 6 February! Apply now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… 📍 Location: Remote (with occasional travel for field activities) 📅 Duration: 12 months, to start as soon as possible