Policy Research Assistant — Hybrid, Data-Driven Writing

Brookings Institution; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

The Brookings Institution is seeking a Research Assistant to join The Hamilton Project within Economic Studies. You will help develop policy agendas, co-author research products, analyze data, and create visualizations to communicate findings to policymakers and the public.

The role emphasizes collaboration in a fast-paced team, with opportunities to contribute to Economic Facts and empirical analyses on economics policy topics. Start date is flexible in 2027.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics or related field; relevant economics policy research experience preferred.
• Strong quantitative and analytic skills, and editorial abilities; ability to synthesize information quickly.

Responsibilities

• Support policy development and research, analyze data, and present findings visually and in writing.

Skills

Quantitative analysis

Writing & editing

Stata or R experience

Excel

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Economics or related field

Tools

Stata

R

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

The Brookings Institution is seeking a Research Assistant to join The Hamilton Project within Economic Studies. You will help develop policy agendas, co-author research products, analyze data, and create visualizations to communicate findings to policymakers and the public.

The role emphasizes collaboration in a fast-paced team, with opportunities to contribute to Economic Facts and empirical analyses on economics policy topics. Start date is flexible in 2027.