Policy Lab Research Associates
The CMC Policy Lab often hires undergraduate students from the Claremont Colleges as Research Assistants to work with us during the Fall and Spring academic semesters. Students assist with projects such as the RAND Corporation analyzing data on the outcome of litigation in the federal courts and the BiPartisan Policy Institute on voting data and Congressional spending.
Duties
Policy Lab Research Assistants will work individually and in groups on qualitative and quantitative policy research, analysis, visualizations, and memo writing. Students will be expected to regularly meet and coordinate with faculty and staff supervisors, and occasionally interface with project partners via phone, email, and video conference.
Qualifications
Strong oral and written communication skills, and some previous experience with policy research, either in an academic or professional setting, is required. Applicants should highlight research or policy writing experience; courses taken in statistics, political methodology, or econometrics; or a proficiency with statistical analysis and visualization tools such as R, Stata, Tableau, or Python. Research Assistant positions are open to first-years, sophomores, juniors, and seniors. It is not a requirement that Research Assistants be Public Policy majors, nor is it a requirement that Research Assistants have taken the Policy Lab course.
Typical Pay and Hours
Research Assistants are expected to work an average of between 5-10 hours per week, and earn an hourly rate of $17.50 per hour. Research Assistants are hired for by semester, without a guarantee of reappointment. Students qualifying for work study are encouraged to apply.
Questions? Please contact Policy Lab Administrative Assistant Tami DeSalvio at tdesalvio@cmc.edu.
Check back near the beginning of each semester if we are hiring. Positions are posted on Handshake as well.