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
Predoctoral Researcher - MIT Economics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Economics
Cambridge, MA, Hybrid
Deadline: Rolling
Research Fellow - Harvard CID
Harvard Center for International Development
Cambridge, MA, Hybrid
Deadline: Rolling
Children and Families Fellow
Harvard Government Performance Lab
Remote, Hybrid
Deadline: N/A
Machine Learning Developer
Massive Data Institute, Georgetown McCourt School of Public Policy
Hybrid
Deadline: 11/16/2025
Postdoctoral Associate, CS
Massive Data Institute, Georgetown McCourt School of Public Policy
Washington, D.C.
Deadline: N/A
Senior Data Manager, Justice and Opportunity
United Way of New York City (UWNYC)
Hybrid
Deadline: 8/28/2025 - extended
Director of Strategy and Development
ThinkTennessee
Nashville, TN, Hybrid
Deadline: 9/25/2025
Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, LEO
Notre Dame Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO)
Notre Dame, Indiana
Deadline: 9/21/2025
Policy Data Analyst
Recidiviz
Remote, NYC, or Oakland
Deadline: 9/1/2025
State Partnerships Manager, Austin, TX
Recidiviz
Austin, TX
Deadline: N/A
State Partnerships Manager, New York, NY
Recidiviz
New York, NY
Deadline: N/A
State Partnerships Manager, Boston, MA
Recidiviz
Boston, MA
Deadline: N/A
State Partnerships Manager, Harrisburg, PA
Recidiviz
Harrisburg, PA
Deadline: N/A
State Partnerships Manager, PHX/SLC
Recidiviz
Phoenix, AZ | Salt Lake City, UT | Remote
Deadline: N/A
State Partnerships Manager, Raleigh, NC
Recidiviz
Raleigh, NC
Deadline: N/A
Product Software Engineer
The Agency Fund
San Francisco, CA (Remote)
Application deadline: N/A
Program Manager
The Schmidt Family Foundation and the 11th Hour Project
San Francisco or Los Angeles, CA
Application deadline: 6/13/25
Policy Analyst
NYC Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice
New York, NY
Application deadline: 6/1/25
AI for Impact/The GovLab Fellowship
Northeastern Burnes Center for Social Change, The GovLab
Boston, MA (Hybrid)
Application deadline: 6/15/2025
Strategic Communications and Media Consultant
Northeastern Burnes Center for Social Change, The GovLab
Boston, MA (Remote, Hybrid)
Application deadline: 6/15/2025
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 9/15/2025
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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.