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The Global Economy and Development program at Brookings aims to shape the policy debate on how to improve global economic cooperation and fight global poverty and sources of social stress. The Center for Universal Education (CUE), founded in 2002 as part of the Global Economy and Development program, is one of the leading policy centers focused on universal quality education across the world. We develop and disseminate effective solutions for quality education and skills development. The Future of the Workforce Initiative of CUE is searching for a Research Analyst to join a dynamic team and work towards policy solutions at the intersection of education, labor, and industry. Cities want sustainable growth. Companies seek productive labor. Individuals want good jobs. This initiative researches the growth and decline of industries and jobs at a local level to reform zero-sum narratives. Using predictive analytics to anticipate structural market changes, we seek upward mobility for today’s workers in tomorrow’s global workplace.
The Research Analyst reports directly to the senior fellow and supports research activities and deliverables of The Future of the Workforce Initiative. Responsibilities include providing research, writing, data and statistical analysis related to a variety of potential fields: geographical studies, network science, industrial policy, labor economics and skills analysis among other topics, related to understanding and building the workforce of the future. As an integral member of the research team, this person performs analysis with limited supervision and delivers high quality output in a timely manner. Participates in the development, dissemination and presentation of research findings; contributes to publications and assists in the organization of meetings and events to disseminate research results.
This is a full-time termed appointment until December 31, 2019.
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The Assistant to the Vice President provides administrative support for the vice president & director of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program (Metro). Primary responsibilities include calendar management, travel arrangements and expense processing. The assistant also collaborates with research, development, and communications teams to ensure the VP has the information needed when meeting with stakeholders and staff.
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David M. Rubenstein Fellowship in Metropolitan Policy
Brookings is pleased to announce the second round of the David M. Rubenstein Fellowship Program. The challenges facing the United States and the world require rigorous, innovative, evidence-based research that generate fresh thinking and innovative policy solutions. Through this program, Brookings is seeking to increase diversity in our scholarly community by recruiting the next generation of rising stars and creative thinkers to help achieve our mission of improving governance in the United States and across the world.
For the 2019 class, the institution is again looking for ten outstanding early- to mid-career scholars and policy experts with a diverse array of backgrounds, experience, and scholarship expertise.
In addition to the research priorities of the five programs, Brookings is placing an emphasis on policy researchers with a background in artificial intelligence, emerging technology, and/or data science with public policy. Strong candidates may be as conversant about deep reinforcement learning as they are labor policy, or as familiar with cryptography as they are international security. Alternately, they may use novel data (e.g., satellite imagery, social media posts, IRS records) or methodologies (e.g., machine learning, survey experiments) to gain insight into pressing policy questions. In both cases, strong candidates will draw on deep technical expertise to inform their policy research, and demonstrate a clear ability and willingness to work at the intersection of artificial intelligence, emerging technology, data science, and/or public policy.
Rubenstein Fellows will have the opportunity to enhance the policy impact of their ideas and academic achievements by working with Brookings’s network of scholars and experts, relying on the Institution’s abilities to develop and promote research to the policy community and the wider public.
Rubenstein Fellows will diversify, augment, and complement the core policy research expertise of the more than 100 resident scholars at Brookings.
Program Overview
Since its founding in 1996, the Metropolitan Policy Program (Metro) is uniquely positioned to help cities and metropolitan areas innovate in a fast-changing global economy in ways that benefit more people and places. Metro’s mission is to deliver research and solutions that help metropolitan leaders build an advanced economy that works for all.
The Metro Program produces trusted analyses that link people, place, and economy, empowering practitioners and policymakers to think and act systemically. The team forges close relationships with civic, philanthropic, nonprofit and government leaders in dozens of metro areas across the country, gaining a comprehensive understanding of what matters in communities and informing bottom-up change.
The Metro Program seeds and scales local solutions, using its role as a national think tank to spur replication and adaptation through peer-to-peer learning and policy reforms at the state and national levels. Metro has delivered research and solutions that have strengthened the capacity of cities and regions to achieve economic prosperity.
The Metro Program invites submissions from scholars or policy experts with knowledge, experience, and interest in one of the following broad areas:
- Labor markets
- Social safety net
- Entrepreneurship
- Competition and regulation
The Metro Program seeks applicants with an interest and track record in examining these topics explicitly through the lens of cities, metropolitan areas, and/or states, and with attention to impacts by race and ethnicity.
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About Economic Studies: The Economic Studies program analyzes current and emerging economic issues facing the United States and the world and, based on that research, provides innovative, practical policy recommendations. ES’s work covers a broad array of economic issues, including the labor market, regulation, health policy, and fiscal and monetary policy. Economic Studies scholars influence key economic policies by conducting rigorous and relevant research and then disseminating and communicating their findings to the policy community and to the broader public.
About the Future of the Middle Class Initiative: The goal of the Future of the Middle Class Initiative is to improve the quality of life of America’s middle class and to increase the number of people rising to join its ranks. Through independent, non-partisan analysis and policy development, they seek to advance public understanding of challenges facing the middle class and barriers to upward mobility. The initiative includes both resident and non-resident scholars from across the Brookings programs, as well as affiliated scholars from outside the institution.
Join the Future of the Middle Class Initiative as they seek to advance public understanding of challenges facing the middle class and barriers to upward mobility. The Research Assistant undertakes research and policy analysis on a range of economic and social policy issues for the Initiative, part of Brookings’s Center on Children and Families. Duties for this position include data analysis, verification of statistical and other material in manuscripts, statistical calculations, literature searches, and drafting written materials. This is a part-time, one-year termed position.
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About Brookings Executive Education (BEE)
Brookings Executive Education (BEE), a partnership of the Brookings Institution and Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) Olin School of Business, brings together two premier institutions to deliver on Robert S. Brookings’ desire to “teach the art of handling problems rather than simply impart accumulated knowledge” to those in and engaged with government.
About Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St.Louis (WUSTL) has a long standing reputation for scholarship and innovation. Its faculty members are distinguished in their research and have received numerous awards for research including 22 Nobel laureates. The Olin Business School has been recognized as a world leader in management education and scholarly research. In addition to Brookings, Olin partners with more than 20 international universities, including Fudan University in Shanghai, China; the Cass Business School in London; Fundação Dom Cabral in Nova Lima, Brazil; and the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad, India.
Position Overview:
Work with BEE Program Manager to develop and conduct a wide variety of policy educational programs for business and government executives. Responsibilities include program/session direction and facilitation; program and issue research, agenda preparation, follow up with speakers and participants, initiates pre and post personal communications/interactions with participants and manages program logistics. Manages program costs within budget controls; Engages in tasks to develop revenue and profitability management.
Note: This position is an employee of Washington University, who works in the Brookings Executive Education program. This position is in Washington DC.
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The Communications Department's mission is to provide the tools, strategies, products and programs to support the brand and its content, and to continually grow Brookings’s impact and effectiveness as a change agent for public policy in the United States and around the world. This purpose is realized if we help our scholars raise awareness, set the agenda and shape the debate around the public policy issues they choose to address.
The Web Developer focuses on coding and web development for both the front-end and back-end of the Brookings website, as well as providing coding and web development support to the analytics team and other staff in the Office of Communications.
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The Director of Grants and Contracts provides leadership and direction to a team of grants professionals and is responsible for all financial aspects of award management at Brookings while closely coordinating with the Development Office and Office of the General Counsel. This is a key role in the Office of Financial Services and a unique opportunity to build out a successful strategy and effective processes around grant management in a diversified funding portfolio, including U.S. and foreign governments, private foundations, individuals and universities.
The Director oversees all financial compliance and reporting aspects of grant management, and is responsible for pre-award and post-award activities from proposal budget reviews to grant closeout activities. This position is accountable for the development of tools and processes in support of effective and consistent application of internal policies and compliance with external donor guidelines, rules and regulations.
This position provides guidance to and collaborates closely with finance, development and research staff across Brookings on technical and contractual matters related to grants administration. Lastly, the Director is responsible for designing, developing and delivering effective trainings to enhance grants management capacity at the Institution.
This position reports to the Senior Director of Finance, Strategy and Planning at Brookings, and works closely with the Associate Vice President, Controller & Assistant Treasurer.
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David M. Rubenstein Fellowship in Foreign Policy
Brookings is pleased to announce the second round of the David M. Rubenstein Fellowship Program. The challenges facing the United States and the world require rigorous, innovative, evidence-based research that generate fresh thinking and innovative policy solutions. Through this program, Brookings is seeking to increase diversity in our scholarly community by recruiting the next generation of rising stars and creative thinkers to help achieve our mission of improving governance in the United States and across the world.
For the 2019 class, the institution is again looking for ten outstanding early- to mid-career scholars and policy experts with a diverse array of backgrounds, experience, and scholarship expertise.
In addition to the research priorities of the five programs, Brookings is placing an emphasis on policy researchers with a background in artificial intelligence, emerging technology, and/or data science with public policy. Strong candidates may be as conversant about deep reinforcement learning as they are labor policy, or as familiar with cryptography as they are international security. Alternately, they may use novel data (e.g., satellite imagery, social media posts, IRS records) or methodologies (e.g., machine learning, survey experiments) to gain insight into pressing policy questions. In both cases, strong candidates will draw on deep technical expertise to inform their policy research, and demonstrate a clear ability and willingness to work at the intersection of artificial intelligence, emerging technology, data science, and/or public policy.
Rubenstein Fellows will have the opportunity to enhance the policy impact of their ideas and academic achievements by working with Brookings’s network of scholars and experts, relying on the Institution’s abilities to develop and promote research to the policy community and the wider public.
Rubenstein Fellows will diversify, augment, and complement the core policy research expertise of the more than 100 resident scholars at Brookings.
Program Overview
The Foreign Policy program at Brookings is a leading center of policy-relevant scholarship exploring the rapidly re-ordering geopolitics of the great and major powers, and the disordering relations among states and transnational actors. Our scholars provide concrete policy recommendations for how U.S. strategy, the international security architecture, and key allies should adapt to changing threats and opportunities.
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Note: This position is based in Doha, Qatar. Office hours of the BDC often require an evening segment for coordination with Washington, events, and other purposes. This position requires some flexibility, especially but not exclusively when dealing with breaking news and international media, to deal with urgent matters outside regular business hours.
Based in Qatar the Brookings Doha Center (BDC) is an overseas center of the Brookings Institution that advances high-quality independent policy research and analysis on major issues facing the Middle East / North Africa region. The Center enjoys an outstanding reputation for policy impact and cutting-edge, field-oriented research on socioeconomic and geopolitical issues facing the broader Middle East region. Open to a broad range of views and disciplines, the BDC is a hub for Brookings scholarship in the region.
The Communications Manager at the Brookings Doha Center (BDC) is responsible for managing a broad range of communications and programming activities for the BDC in Doha, Qatar, including media and public outreach. The Communications Manager is a key member of the operations team. Working closely with the management team, the Communications Manager will divide the time between digital communications, publications and building relationships with the media to promote the BDC outputs. The Communications Manager will help improve the external communications and relations for the BDC, working with management and research teams, to conceive ideas, build engagement plans and execute communication through various media channels.
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The Hamilton Project (THP) at the Brookings Institution produces research and policy proposals on how to create a growing economy that benefits more Americans. Our economic strategy reflects a judgment that long term prosperity is best achieved by making economic growth broad-based, by enhancing individual economic security, and by embracing a role for effective government in making needed public investments. The Project focuses on a broad range of topics in applied microeconomics with applications to economy policy. Current and recent projects include papers on competition and market dynamism, cost-effective early childhood investments, reducing crime and incarceration rates, innovation and intellectual property reform, policies to strengthen the labor market and enhance wage growth, and policies to support communities’ economic development. Visit www.hamiltonproject.org for more information.
The Research Assistant will help execute and develop an overall policy agenda and policy strategy for The Hamilton Project. Research potential policy areas and communicate with leading academics, policymakers, and practitioners to support the Director and Policy Director in identifying promising potential topics for THP’s policy agenda. Draft THP policy briefs and other public documents. Analyze economic data and present findings. Assist with coordinating the work of outside academics and policy analysts to achieve policy goals. Assist with editing and production of THP discussion papers.
Research Assistant positions will begin during the summer of 2019 and involve a commitment of at least one year. Specific starting dates are flexible and will be coordinated with THP senior staff.
Please note: Applicants who meet our minimum application qualifications as outlined in the Job Description may be contacted to submit additional materials required by our hiring committee. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
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Join the top-ranked think tank for domestic economic policy! We invite you to apply for a position in the Brookings Institution’s Economic Policy program (ES), where research assistants support experts as they focus on addressing obstacles to long-term economic growth and opportunity. ES Scholars provide insights to achieving and maintaining a strong labor market, designing sound fiscal policy, investing in human capital and infrastructure, improving the regulatory system, developing practical solutions to health policy, addressing concerns about pensions and retirement savings, and advancing opportunity and social mobility.
ES is committed to investing in the next generation of economic policy experts; each year ES employs approximately fifteen research assistants for one or two year appointments. We aim to recruit top talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to work on emerging and critical policy issues and offer innovative policy recommendations to improve the nation’s economic future.
Research assistant positions in Economic Studies are entry-level and involve data analysis, verification of statistical and other material in manuscripts, statistical calculations, literature searches, and drafting written materials. The below allocation of duties describes the average division between tasks; the actual work will vary depending on the particular project needs of the scholars or centers to whom the RA is assigned. This position offers no opportunity for independent research during the first year. This position is best suited for those who have received an undergraduate degree in Economics, Mathematics, or other social sciences with a minor in Economics. Preferred start date is between June 1 and August 1. These are two-year termed positions that are funded through August 2021. The starting annual salary will be mid 40’s.
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About the Foreign Policy Program
The Foreign Policy program at Brookings is a leading center of policy-relevant scholarship exploring the rapidly re-ordering geopolitics of the great and major powers, and the disordering relations among states and transnational actors. Our scholars provide concrete policy recommendations for how U.S. strategy, the international security architecture, and key allies should adapt to changing threats and opportunities.
Overview:
The Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution invites applications for the award of up to two full-time resident fellowships for policy-oriented post-doctoral research for the 2019-2020 academic year.
The fellowship carries a stipend of $58,500 USD, payable in installments over a period of residency at Brookings of no less than nine months and no more than 12 months. This income is taxable; Brookings will withhold taxes and report on stipend payments according to U.S. tax guidelines. The Institution will also provide up to $5,000 USD in expense reimbursements for research-related travel, and other essential research requirements. Brookings will provide a workspace, networked desktop computer, an individual network account, and access to Brookings research resources. Post-Doctoral Research Fellows, and their immediate families, are eligible to participate in the Institution's medical, dental, and vision insurance. Post-Doctoral Research Fellows may be responsible for costs associated with the insurance(s) provided.
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Position Summary: The Fellow will conduct in-depth, high quality public policy research on the economic condition of the U.S. middle class, with a particular focus on labor market trends, including earnings, productivity and automation. The Fellow will also serve as Research Director for the Future of the Middle Class (FoMC) Initiative, launched in 2018. In addition to conducting their own independent research, the Fellow will collaborate with FoMC scholars and other scholars across the Institution. S/he will work with the FoMC director to develop the Initiative’s research and policy agenda, oversee research and administrative staff, and cultivate and manage relationships external research partners, current and prospective donors, and key economic policy stakeholders. Fellows partner with Development staff to build and steward funding for their work, and with Communications staff to effectively promote and disseminate it.
About the Future of the Middle Class Initiative: The goal of the Future of the Middle Class Initiative is to improve the quality of life of America’s middle class and to increase the number of people rising to join its ranks. Through independent, non-partisan analysis and policy development, they seek to advance public understanding of challenges facing the middle class and barriers to upward mobility. The initiative includes both resident and non-resident scholars from across the Brookings programs, as well as affiliated scholars from outside the institution.
About Economic Studies: The Economic Studies program analyzes current and emerging economic issues facing the United States and the world and, based on that research, provides innovative, practical policy recommendations. ES’s work covers a broad array of economic issues, including the labor market, regulation, health policy, and fiscal and monetary policy. Economic Studies scholars influence key economic policies by conducting rigorous and relevant research and then disseminating and communicating their findings to the policy community and to the broader public.
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Note: This position is based at the Brookings Doha Center in Doha, Qatar.
About the Brookings Doha Center
Based in Qatar, the Brookings Doha Center (BDC) is an overseas center of the Brookings Institution that advances high-quality independent policy research and analysis on major issues facing the Middle East / North Africa region. The Center enjoys an outstanding reputation for policy impact and cutting-edge, field-oriented research on socioeconomic and geopolitical issues facing the broader Middle East region. Open to a broad range of views and disciplines, the BDC is a hub for Brookings scholarship in the region.
Fellow/Senior Fellow
The Fellow/Senior Fellow will lead a multi-faceted program of research, analysis, and policy engagement in order to provide in depth understanding of the MENA region and develop ideas to help respond to the current challenges and instability facing the region. In particular, the Fellow/Senior Fellow will focus on one or more of the following substantive areas: International relations of the Middle East; geopolitical and regional security arrangements; displacement and humanitarian assistance; conflict and post-conflict reconstruction; national reconciliation; radicalization and counter-terrorism.
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Note: Fellowships are based at the Brookings Institution India Center in New Delhi, India.
About Brookings India
The Brookings Institution India Center serves as a platform for cutting-edge, independent, policy-relevant research and analysis on the opportunities and challenges facing India and the world. Established in 2013, the Center is based in New Delhi
Fellow
The Fellow is responsible for conducting independent research on one or more of Brookings India (BIIC) research areas including applied economics and public policy and must have a strong focus on India. Provides additional assistance to various other research projects in BIIC as appropriate.
