Research Assistant
Location: Arlington, VA
Do you want to use your empirical research skills to advance individual rights? This is what the Institute for Justice’s Strategic Research team does every day, creating data-driven research used by journalists, lawmakers, advocates, and courts to bring light to government abuse and achieve reform. We are seeking entrepreneurial researchers to join our team at our headquarters in Arlington, Virginia.
On our team, the Research Assistant plays a vital role in creating cutting-edge social science and policy work that complements IJ’s litigation and advocacy. The Research Assistant identifies, gathers, and organizes data; manages public record requests; conducts literature reviews; and helps ensure the quality of our work by reviewing data for accuracy and integrity.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably in the social sciences
- Experience collecting original data
- Superior attention to detail and dedication to accuracy
- Strong organizational skills
- Proficiency with Excel
- Persistence and good judgment in soliciting information and data from state and nonprofit agencies through phone calls, emails, and formal requests
- Ability to follow instructions and ask for clarification where needed
- Self-motivation and ability to work independently on detailed research tasks for long stretches of time while meeting deadlines, as well as the ability to work collaboratively on a team
- Passion for IJ’s mission
