Researcher/Academic

Overview

Academics and researchers are considered the thought leaders in the international development space. In the context of KDLT, an academic is typically working out of a university while a researcher may be employed by a think tank or other organization to conduct research. They are consulted by other audiences on development topics but tend to be more silo’d in their work than other groups. Due to the dense academic nature of the research they produce, it is often not practical for development practitioners to utilize on projects.

Key Traits

More of this group being employed by USAID HQ in recent years

Spend most of their time writing and publishing research

Prefers not to deal with politics and wants to focus on big picture goals

USAID may share research, allow this group to conduct research on projects, or observe

Research Artifacts

Personas

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Landscape Analysis

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