YLabs Youth Researcher Opportunity in Nigeria 2026 – Remote Field-Based Research Role for Early-Career Professionals

YLabs is offering a short-term contractor Youth Researcher role in Nigeria focused on participatory and community-based research. The position involves ethnographic and design research, field engagement with young people and local stakeholders, and remote collaboration with a global team. It is suited for early-career professionals with experience in research and community engagement, and includes field-based activities across Nigeria.

Payment of compensation up to $11 per hour; remote collaboration with a global multidisciplinary team; field-based research experience; exposure to participatory and human-centered design methods.

Open to Nigeria-based individuals with foundational research and field engagement experience; women and persons living with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Submit a resume/CV and a short video introduction (1–2 minutes).