Top talent for Public good
This website is a curated list of research, civic tech, data analytics, and policy positions at universities, nonprofits, and state and local governments.
Open Positions
Executive Director, Democratic Innovations Program
Yale Institute for Social and Policy Studies
New Haven, CT | Hybrid
Deadline: N/A
Researcher, Labor Economics
California Policy Lab
Berkeley, CA | Hybrid
Deadline: Ongoing
Researcher/Senior Researcher, Health & Safety Net
California Policy Lab
Berkeley, CA | Hybrid
Deadline: Ongoing
Director of Operations
UChicago Crime & Ed Labs
Chicago, IL | Hybrid
Deadline: N/A
Summer Research Assistant, 2026
UChicago Energy & Environment Lab
Chicago, IL
Deadline: Rolling
Project Associate
UChicago Energy & Environment Lab
Chicago, IL
Deadline: N/A
Research Assistant
UChicago Energy & Environment Lab
Chicago, IL
Deadline: N/A
Post-Doctoral Scholar
UChicago Energy & Environment Lab
Chicago, IL
Deadline: Rolling
Post-Doctoral Associate
Georgetown University Massive Data Institute
Washington, D.C.
Deadline: N/A
Research Director
UChicago Inclusive Economy Lab
Chicago, IL | Hybrid
Deadline: N/A
Senior Director, Global Communication
University of Chicago Becker Friedman Institute for Economics (BFI)
Chicago, IL
Deadline: Ongoing
Project Manager, Reimagining the Economy (RtE)
Harvard Kennedy School Global Economic Transformation Initiative
Cambridge, MA, Hybrid
Deadline: Rolling
Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
Yale Tobin Center for Economic Policy
New Haven, CT
Rolling application
Data Scientist, Stanford Law School
Stanford RegLab
Palo Alto, CA (Hybrid)
Application deadline: N/A
Research Assistant, Stanford RegLab
Stanford RegLab
Palo Alto, CA
Rolling application
This website was last updated on 3/4/2025
To supercharge a new era of public innovation, we need cutting-edge research, new tools, and top talent.
This website is sponsored by the Working Group on Public Solutions R&D, the Tobin Center for Economic Policy at Yale University, Stanford Impact Labs, the California Policy Lab, the University of Chicago Crime Lab, the University of Chicago Education Lab, the Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab, Harvard Impact Labs, the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL North America), the Massive Data Institute, the Beeck Center, and the Hoover Institution.