Yale University

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The Budget Lab, a policy research center at Yale Law School, is searching for one or more Associate Directors, Deputy Directors, or Directors of Policy Analysis with expertise in at least one of the fields of energy, healthcare, or housing.

This role will take a lead role in the analysis of current and proposed policies. This work includes planning and coordinating the estimating process including preparing economic, statistical, and technical information. This role is also expected to be actively involved in developing research concepts, policy questions, and work plans for papers and reports on topics relevant to the Budget Lab’s work. As part of the process, this researcher is expected to review economic, statistical, and subject-matter literature for data and research methodology appropriate for inclusion in the research.

Applicants should have experience with applied, policy-oriented quantitative research and an interest in communicating analytical results to policy audiences. An ideal team member will combine insights from economic theory and relevant institutional knowledge as they conduct empirical research and modeling and simulation analysis. In addition to familiarity with relevant econometric tools, candidates should be comfortable working in R on large datasets in a collaborative coding platform.

This is a remote position.