Resources for the Future (www.rff.org) has openings for several Research Assistant (RA) positions in Washington DC. A candidate should have a master or bachelor degree in economics, environmental policy, mathematics, or a related field. We look for applicants with outstanding academic records, strong quantitative ability, organizational skills, and the ability to write clearly, quickly, and concisely. Other potentially valuable skills include:
- knowledge of upper-level undergraduate or graduate-level economics, quantitative methods, statistics
- facility in assembling, manipulating, and analyzing datasets
- ability to conduct literature searches and draft literature reviews and reports
- experience with computational, statistical or GIS software, including Stata, R, Matlab, SAS, GAMS, and ArcGIS
- familiarity with/interest in ecosystem, biodiversity, water, and other natural resource policy assessments
- familiarity with/interest in designing, administering, and analyzing surveys
- familiarity with/interest in the energy or electricity sector
RAs support RFF researchers to address a wide range of topics, including economic analyses of energy, climate, and environmental policy; economics of ecosystems, forests, biodiversity, water, and other natural resources; benefit-cost analysis of environmental regulations; environment and the economy of developing countries; conceptual modeling and analysis of public policies pertaining to the topics above.
RFF is a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization that conducts independent research rooted primarily in economics on environmental, energy, natural resource and environmental health issues. RFF’s mission is to improve environmental and natural resource policymaking worldwide through objective social science research of the highest caliber.
These are one-year appointments renewable for a second year. Salary is competitive (low $40Ks). RFF is an equal-opportunity employer committed to promoting a diverse workplace.
Note that these positions are not Ph.D. level research positions (follow our other openings for them). We look for candidates already authorized to work and live in the U.S.
All applications must be submitted electronically. For more information and to apply, please go tohttp://www.rff.org/About_
Positions are open until filled. To ensure consideration, please apply by March 15, 2015. Expected starting dates are flexible throughout the summer 2015.