- Afrobarometer Senior Analyst/Methodologist, University of Cape Town
Rorisang Lekalake is senior analyst/methodologist for Afrobarometer, charged with contributing to the organisation’s analytical outputs, strengthening existing methodologies, and contributing to building the capacity of network staff and partners in quantitative research methods and analysis. She previously served as the organisation’s assistant project manager for Southern Africa based at the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR).
Prior to rejoining Afrobarometer, Rorisang completed a Ph.D. in Political Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where she was an affiliate of the MIT Political Experiments Research Lab (PERL) and the MIT Global Diversity Lab (GDL). She also holds a Master of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Cape Town (UCT) and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and French from the University of Pennsylvania.
Experience
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2024–presentSenior analyst/methodologist, Afrobarometer
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2015–2023Research fellow, Center for Social Science Research
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2017–2023Graduate research/teaching assistant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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2014–2017Assistant project manager for Southern Africa, Afrobarometer
Education
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2023Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science
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2012University of Cape Town, Master of Arts in Political Science
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2009University of Pennsylvania, Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and French Studies
