Research Assistant

White House Council of Economic Advisers; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The White House Council of Economic Advisers is recruiting Research Assistants to support statistical analysis, data collection, and literature reviews for policy research. The role emphasizes accuracy in reports used in speeches and documents for policy development.

Researchers should be recent graduates with economics/statistics coursework, U.S. citizenship, and willingness to undergo security clearance investigations. Most hires begin in the summer and may stay for one to two years.

Qualifications

• Detail-oriented with strong focus on accuracy of reports.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and willing to be investigated for a security clearance.
• Recent college graduate with extensive coursework in economics and statistics.

Responsibilities

• Conduct statistical analysis and data collection.
• Create presentations to communicate findings.
• Write literature reviews to keep policy-relevant research up-to-date.

Job description

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.