Research Assistant

Executive Office of President Donald Trump; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

The Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) is recruiting Research Assistants to support economic analysis and policy work. Responsibilities include statistical analysis, data collection, presentations, and literature reviews to keep current academic research in policy discussions. U.S.

citizenship and willingness to undergo security clearance are required. Most Research Assistants begin in the summer and stay for one to two years, with rolling application deadlines.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship required.
• Willingness to undergo security clearance.
• Interest in public policy.
• Detail-oriented to ensure accuracy in reports and documents.

Responsibilities

• Conduct statistical analysis and data collection.
• Create presentations.
• Write literature reviews to connect research to policy.
• Ensure recent academic research informs policy processes.

Skills

Economics coursework

Statistics coursework

Attention to detail

Job description

Research Assistant

CEA Research Assistant Opportunities

The Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) is currently recruiting Research Assistants. The CEA provides the President with objective economic analysis and advice on the development and implementation of a wide range of domestic and international economic policy issues. Research Assistants are typically college graduates with extensive coursework in economics and statistics who have a keen interest in public policy. They support the research and analysis mission of the CEA by conducting statistical analysis and data collection, creating presentations, and writing literature reviews to ensure that recent academic research remains part of the policy process. Research Assistants must be detail-oriented as they play a key role in ensuring the accuracy of CEA reports, Presidential speeches, and other documents.

Research Assistants must be U.S. citizens and must be willing to be investigated for a security clearance. Most Research Assistants begin work at the Council in the summer and stay for one to two years.

Application deadline:Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability and genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factor.