Research Associate – Immigration Policy
Cato Institute is a public policy research organization dedicated to individual liberty and limited government. They are seeking a Research Associate to support the immigration team by using statistical methods to produce original empirical research and assist in various research projects related to immigration policy.
Responsibilities
- Support the research of the senior members of the immigration team (80-90%) as well as other departments on an as-needed basis (10-20%). Roughly half of the Research Associate’s work will be for short-term day-to-day projects; the other half will be for longer-term projects
- Gather, clean, and format datasets from numerous sources, such as the Current Population Survey, American Community Survey, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Survey of Income and Program Participation, and others
- Help prepare presentable statistical output in the form of figures and tables for other members of the Cato team
- Efficiently and accurately proofread or update policy reports, blog posts, and other written content
- Replicate statistical findings from academic research, policy analyses and government reports
- Potentially co-author policy analyses, working papers, blog posts, and other empirical work with members of the Cato immigration team
Skills
- A bachelor's in economics, statistics, data science, or any field that requires strong quantitative skills
- A prior internship or work experience with references
- Prior work with statistics
- Prior academic or non-academic writing experience
- Familiarity with two or more software packages or programming languages used for data analysis (such as Excel, Stata, R, Python, MATLAB, etc.)
- An understanding of and interest in Cato's libertarian mission and immigration policy
- Strong organizational skills, including the ability to work on multiple tasks both independently and as part of a team on a time-sensitive basis
- A commitment to accuracy and precision
- Strong writing and editing skills
- An advanced degree is preferred
- Familiarity with Census survey microdata is a plus
- Cover letter optional
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Employer contribution to a Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Generous vacation and sick days
- Paid parental leave
- Employer-provided life and disability insurance
- 401(k) employer match
- Transit/ Parking benefits
- Pet discount plan
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