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We are seeking a highly skilled Science Policy Analyst to join our team at the Union of Concerned Scientists. As a member of our research team, you will play a critical role in advancing our advocacy campaigns for science and democracy across multiple issue areas.
Key Responsibilities- Conduct research and analyses to advance advocacy campaigns, including policy analysis and advocacy.
- Track trends and emerging issues in science policy and interpret laws and regulations to predict their impact and develop policy recommendations.
- Write and edit research summaries, reports, blogs, journal articles, briefing papers, and data visualizations to communicate findings of policy analysis and policy options clearly and concisely.
- Work with our team on a variety of research-related tasks, including rapid media response, report design and production, technical analysis, and public messaging and branding.
- Recommend future research and analysis direction and ensure research activities are centered in justice and equity.
- Provide expertise on issue areas within UCS and with external audiences.
- Master's degree or Juris Doctor in a relevant field, such as science policy, public policy, political science, data science, quantitative sociology, behavioral economics, or other policy-oriented field in the social sciences.
- Minimum 5-7 years of relevant experience, including policy analysis and advocacy. Experience working on democracy reform is desirable.
- Demonstrated experience achieving deadlines while working on multiple fast-moving science policy research areas and the ability to pick up new topics quickly as issue areas evolve.
- Strong quantitative (such as inferential statistics), qualitative and analytical skills, including experience in developing and executing research projects.
- Strong oral and written communication skills, especially translating scientific information and complex analysis to a general audience.
We offer a competitive salary of $90,600 and excellent benefits. This is a full-time remote position with occasional travel to meetings, conferences, and events. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and a collaborative and supportive work environment where all staff can thrive.
