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Research Associate Position with the Cato Institute Center for Educational Freedom for Recent Grad

Posted: 06 Jul 2020 01:25 PM PDT

The Cato Institute seeks applications for a Research Associate for its Center for Educational Freedom, a full-time position located in Washington, DC. We are seeking candidates who are able to start as soon as possible.

The Research Associate assists scholars with tasks in a fast-paced environment, including research, administrative, and communications responsibilities while taking part in the Cato Institute's Research Associate Program. The position is ideal for someone looking to begin a career in education policy.

The Cato Institute's Research Associate Program is a two-year term position in which the associates provide research support to Cato's policy scholars while also participating in extensive professional development and mentoring program. Cato Research Associates will take part in educational sessions focusing on the following:

Public policy across a wide range of domains and disciplines, including education, healthcare, criminal justice, foreign policy, and more
Key theories and concepts of economics, markets, and trade
Strategic considerations, such as the role of think tanks in policymaking
Methods of research and effective policy analysis
Public speaking
Writing for various fora, such as blogs and newspapers
Graphic and presentation design
Statistical analysis

Organization Overview:
The Cato Institute is a public policy research organization—a think tank—dedicated to the principles of individual liberty, limited government, free markets and peace. Its scholars and analysts conduct independent, nonpartisan research on a wide range of policy issues.

Founded in 1977, Cato owes its name to Cato's Letters, a series of essays published in 18th- century England that presented a vision of society free from excessive government power. Those essays inspired the architects of the American Revolution. And the simple, timeless principles of that revolution — individual liberty, limited government, and free markets – turn out to be even more powerful in today's world of global markets and unprecedented access to information than Jefferson or Madison could have imagined. Social and economic freedom is not just the best policy for a free people, it is the indispensable framework for the future.

Responsibilities:

Assisting Center scholars with their projects and events
Updating databases
Conducting literature reviews
Editing manuscripts
Supervising the work of interns
Light administrative duties

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in economics, political science, sociology, public policy, or education, or equivalent work experience in those fields
An interest in education policy
The ability to write concise, readable prose
An understanding of free markets
Expertise with Microsoft Word and Excel
Bonus skills include proficiency with STATA and a Master's degree in a public policy related field

Apply on the Cato Institute website today.

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