Senior Researcher

What you'll do

• Lead research projects from question framing and data preparation through advanced statistical analysis, documentation, and quality assurance.
• Co-author research publications and reports, prepare visual materials, present findings, and represent the Institute at external events.
• Develop research priorities and partnerships, contribute to grant proposals, and guide supporting research staff and contractors.

What they ask for

• PhD (in hand by start date) in public policy, economics, sociology, demography, higher education, or a related field.
• Extensive experience with advanced quantitative methods, including multiple quasi-experimental designs; complex longitudinal datasets; and analysis and presentation of results.
• At least five years of aggregated hands-on research experience writing peer-reviewed manuscripts, translating findings for scholarly and policymaker audiences, and leading research projects.
• In-depth knowledge of higher education, workforce development, and/or labor-market outcomes research.

Nice to have

• Experience with education and employment administrative data, federal datasets such as IPEDS, ACS, or CPS, survey design, qualitative analysis, or developing interview or observational protocols.
• Track record of writing successfully funded research grant proposals.

Pay

USD 98,500–122,300 per-year-salary (base salary)

Tools

Stata, R, NVivo, IPEDS, ACS, CPS