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
June 2, 2025
Senior Research Scientist
Washington State Office of Financial Management
Olympia, WA (Hybrid)
Application deadline: 6/13/2025
Associate Director for Communications, President
President’s Office, Yale University
New Haven, CT (Hybrid)
May 19, 2025
Director of Communications
Yale Economic Growth Center
New Haven, CT
Application deadline: N/A
Executive Director of Leadership and Character in the College
Wake Forest Program for Leadership and Character
Winston Salem, NC
Application deadline: 6/1/2025
Predoctoral Fellow
UChicago Center for the Economics of Human Development
Chicago, IL
Application deadline: N/A
Associate Director
Harvard Impact Labs
Cambridge, MA (Hybrid)
Application deadline: N/A
Product Software Engineer
The Agency Fund
San Francisco, CA (Remote)
Application deadline: N/A
Research Director
ThinkTennessee
Nashville, TN
Application deadline: 6/12/25
Assistant Director/Statewide Partnership Manager
DataHaven
New Haven, CT
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
May 7, 2025
Data Scientist
Yale School of Public Health SCALE Medicaid Lab
New Haven, CT
Application deadline: 7/31/2025
Research Translation Manager
Yale School of Public Health SCALE Medicaid Lab
New Haven, CT
Application deadline: N/A
Director of Strategic IOP Initiatives
Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics
Cambridge, MA
Application deadline: N/A
Director of Programs & Events
Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics
Cambridge, MA
Application deadline: N/A
Front-End Developer (Data Visualization)
Harvard Kennedy School Center for International Development Growth Lab
Cambridge, MA
Application deadline: N/A
May 5, 2025
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
Research Engineer
NYU Center for Social Media and Politics
New York, NY
Application deadline: 5/31/2025
April 29, 2025
Director of Connecticut Policy Collaborative
Yale Tobin Center for Economic Policy
New Haven, CT
Application deadline: N/A
Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
Yale Tobin Center for Economic Policy
New Haven, CT
Rolling application
Assistant Director of Research and Writing
Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab
Cambridge, MA (Hybrid, Remote)
Start date: 7/21/2025
Research Manager, Criminal Justice
University of California California Policy Lab
Berkeley, CA (Partially remote)
Application deadline: N/A
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
Data Analytics Intern
UChicago Crime Ed Lab
Chicago, IL (Hybrid)
Application deadline: N/A
Project Management Intern
UChicago Crime Ed Lab
Chicago, IL (Hybrid)
Application deadline: N/A
Policy Research Intern
UChicago Inclusive Economy Lab
Chicago, IL (Hybrid)
Application deadline: N/A
Human Resources Coordinator
UChicago Inclusive Economy Lab
Chicago, IL (Hybrid)
Application deadline: N/A
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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.