Research Assistant, Economic Policy Studies

Summary: The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) seeks a full-time, in-person research assistant to work with economic policy fellows on various issues related to tax policy, public finance, and international macroeconomics. The role involves conducting research, data manipulation, and contributing to scholarly papers under the guidance of experienced researchers. Responsibilities: - Under the guidance of more experienced researchers, perform library, online, bibliographic, and investigative research and writing for papers, studies, and reports on tax policy - Support research through data manipulation, retrieval, analysis, entry, and extraction - Edit and contribute to scholarly papers, articles for a general audience, op-eds, and books - Create and format charts, graphic displays, and tables - Conduct literature searches of various national and international publications - Summarize select articles and reports - Coordinate public events and private meetings - Post content on the AEI website Required Qualifications: - A bachelor's degree in economics or mathematics, conferred by the start date, is required - 0–2 years of previous applicable full-time work experience is required - Experience using Stata, R, and Excel is required - A demonstrated interest in economics and public policy is required - A strong math or statistics background is required Preferred Qualifications: - Previous internship experience is strongly preferred - Experience using Python is preferred - Coursework in linear algebra, multivariable calculus, and econometrics is strongly preferred Required Skills: Economics, Mathematics, Stata, R, Excel, Python, Public Policy, Mathematics - Linear Algebra, Mathematics - Multivariable Calculus, Econometrics, Statistics Benefits: 18 days of paid leave (15 days of paid annual leave and 3 personal/floating holidays), 12 days of paid sick leave, Paid family leave, Medical and dental coverage, in addition to a health savings account, Medical and dependent care FSA, A tuition assistance program of up to $5,200, Life and disability insurance at no cost to employees, A 403b retirement plan with a 12% contribution from AEI