Hybrid Senior Economic Policy Researcher

careers-brookings; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. seeks a Senior Research Assistant to support The Hamilton Project by developing and executing policy agendas, performing original economic analyses, and co-authoring research products.

The role emphasizes data analysis in Excel, Stata, or R, plus creating data visuals and dashboards. Strong writing, collaboration, and project coordination are essential for timely policy outputs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics or related field; Master’s preferred; 1 year of relevant economics or policy research experience required.
• Strong quantitative and analytic skills, with writing/editing proficiency; experience with Stata or R, MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with strong organizational skills and deadline management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute an overall policy agenda and policy strategy as part of The Hamilton Project team; perform original policy-relevant analysis and co-author research.
• Independently analyze data in Excel, STATA, R or similar software and present findings visually and in writing.
• Create and maintain charts, figures, and data interactives for Hamilton Project papers.
• Co-author research products including Economic Facts and empirical analyses on policy topics.
• Develop and maintain THP data dashboards; support policy proposal management and coordination.

Skills

Stata

R

Excel

PowerPoint

Quantitative analysis

Writing

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Economics or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Stata

R

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. seeks a Senior Research Assistant to support The Hamilton Project by developing and executing policy agendas, performing original economic analyses, and co-authoring research products.

The role emphasizes data analysis in Excel, Stata, or R, plus creating data visuals and dashboards. Strong writing, collaboration, and project coordination are essential for timely policy outputs.