Education Policy Researcher – PK–12 Finance

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💵 $92.7k - $123k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

💸 Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

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American Institutes for Research

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📚 Education

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

🌍 Social Impact

💰 Grant on 2017-11

Education • Healthcare Insurance • Social Impact

American Institutes for Research is dedicated to advancing evidence and improving lives through rigorous research and evaluation. The organization focuses on education, health, human services, and international initiatives, providing technical assistance and data science capabilities to address critical social issues. With a mission to generate evidence that contributes to a better and more equitable world, AIR collaborates with communities, policymakers, and researchers to support evidence-based solutions across various sectors.

📋 Description

• Develop research designs to evaluate federal, state, and local PK–12 education funding policies and estimate the cost of an adequate and equitable education. • Build innovations and understanding in how strategic funding can meet the needs of students receiving special education, English learners, and students participating in career and technical education. • Support policymakers in analyzing funding in ways that lead to improvement in low performing schools and districts. • Manage or lead projects and tasks, assuming greater responsibility for project management over time. • Analyze extant financial and administrative data collected by education institutions (e.g., PK–12 school districts, state education agencies, community colleges) using state-of-the-field education finance research and statistical methods. • Collect data from primary sources that describe the types and amounts of resources education organizations have in place, their needs, and extent to which they employ evidence-based resource allocation strategies. • Prepare written materials (e.g., technical reports, policy briefs) that describe study findings in ways that accessible and impactful to policymakers and other decision makers. • Present findings to clients, professional associations, and the public. • Participate in, and where appropriate lead, efforts to prepare research proposals that generate external funding for education finance-related research. • Supervise and provide mentorship and support to junior staff by sharing approaches to solving concrete problems and providing feedback on their work.

🎯 Requirements

• A Ph.D./Ed.D., or master’s degree with 4-7 years of demonstrated experience, in education policy, economics, or related social science field with expertise in the economics of education, education finance, and/or educational policy setting and/or conducting education research. • Knowledge or experience analyzing primary and administrative data (and particularly fiscal data) and applying state-of-the-field education finance research concepts and empirical methods. • Demonstrated experience collecting and analyzing a wide variety of primary and secondary educational data including fiscal data detailing school and district expenditures. • Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, in writing and verbally, with non-technical audiences.

🏖️ Benefits

• AIR’s Total Rewards Program is designed to reward our staff competitively and motivate them to achieve our critical mission.