11 policy analyst jobs found

Evaluation & Research Manager Educ-Office of Child Development - Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh - (26004470) The Evaluation and Research Team within the Office of Child Development is a multi-disciplinary unit dedicated to improving the lives of children and families through evaluation and research partnerships with both local and national nonprofit organizations. The Evaluation and Research Manager is responsible for managing the comprehensive evaluation of educational and support programs for children and families in South West Pennsylvania as part of the Evaluation and Research Team at the Office of Child Development. Collaboration, communication, and strong relationship building skills are key as successful evaluation work is dependent on robust relationships with internal and external partners. The incumbent will support the design and implementation of research, intervention, and educational development and evaluation projects and support the...

Job Type Full-Time Overview Within the Metcalf and Grenfell lab, this Research Specialist will play a general support role in the lab; collecting and analyzing epidemiological data and supporting lab activities, organizing meetings; and general support with research activities. Responsibilities - Coordinate lab activities - Collate epidemiological data - Initiate analyses Qualifications Essential Qualifications: - Basic epidemiology and statistics Preferred Qualifications: - Mathematical modeling of infectious disease Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. The University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the...

Job Type Full-Time Overview The Department of Psychology at Princeton University invites applications for a full-time Research Specialist position. Anticipated start date approximately July - September, 2026. This position could extend for two years upon satisfactory performance after the first year. The position involves conducting research with Drs. Rebecca Carey and Anuj Shah. The position would involve standing meetings and regular check-ins on progress. We would invite open and regular communication with faculty, students, and staff. This would be a highly collaborative and interactive position. With Dr. Carey, the specialist may contribute to research on close relationships, social networks, inequality, social class, race, health and well-being, education, and intergroup relationships. With Dr. Shah, the specialist may contribute to research on judgment and decision-making, poverty, inequality, fairness, and criminal justice policy. Responsibilities...

Job Type Full-Time Overview The Ludwig Princeton Branch at Princeton University seeks applicants for a Research Specialist position to join a laboratory focused on studying cancer immunology, and the effect of diet and obesity on cancer progression. The successful candidate will work with Professor Lydia Lynch and members of the lab to design and perform experiments with a particular focus on immunometabolic pathways in vitro and in vivo including analysis of mouse model of obesity and cancer. This is a one-year appointment with the possibility of extension. Depending on the prior experience of the applicant, candidates at a variety of levels, based on the requirements below, will be considered. Rank and salary are dependent upon qualifications and experience. The finalist will be required to pass a background check. Responsibilities Specific duties include but are not limited to laboratory rodent handling; molecular biology techniques, flow cytometry, tissue...

Job Type Full-Time Overview Princeton University's Neuroscience Institute seeks applicants for a Research Assistant position in a premiere research laboratory whose work focuses on neural circuits for social communication and sensorimotor integration using the fruit fly Drosophila as a model system (see murthylab.princeton.edu ). Research in the lab employs state-of-the-art neuroscience approaches, including quantitative behavior analyses, computational modeling, neural recordings, connectomics, molecular biology, and genetic tools. We are looking for an enthusiastic and hard-working individual who has a willingness to learn and acquire new skills (and a demonstrated track record in learning new techniques). The RA will work with lab members on conducting behavioral and neural imaging experiments, and on analyzing experimental data. Prior experience with Drosophila and/or neuroscience is strongly preferred. This is a one-year term position with the possibility of renewal...

Job Type Full-Time Overview The Princeton Neuroscience Institute has a Research Specialist position available with Professor Ilana Witten. The successful applicant will be energetic and detail-oriented with at least 2 years of experience in a wet lab research setting. Applications should include a cover letter indicating why you would like the job and what you will bring to the lab, a CV, and a list of at least two potential referees. Review of applications will continue until the positions are filled. This is a one-year term position with the possibility of renewal based on funding and performance. Responsibilities - train mice and rats on operant tasks, perform optogenetic experiments, and histological analysis of brain tissue. - collaborate with graduate students or postdoctoral research fellows in the lab on various projects related to the neural circuits underlying reward-related behaviors. - possibility of contributing to cellular-resolution imaging...

Job Type Full-Time Overview A full-time research specialist position is available in the Neuroscience of Cognitive Control Laboratory led by Jonathan Cohen at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute and the Department of Psychology at Princeton University. Research in the lab focuses on the cognitive, computational and neural bases of cognitive control, using a combination of behavioral, neuroimaging, and AI modeling methods. The position provides an excellent opportunity to further develop research skills in computational modeling, cognitive psychology and human neuroscience. The successful applicant will be an energetic learner with strong programming abilities and an interest in the lab's research. For more information about the lab and its research interests, please see the website at https://ncclab.princeton.edu. This is a one-year position with the possibility of renewal contingent upon continued grant funding and successful performance. Responsibilities -...

Job Type Full-Time Overview The Gould lab, a neuroscience lab that studies brain plasticity in experimental animals in the Princeton Neuroscience Institute at Princeton University, seeks a full-time Research Specialist to assist with on-going experiments. We are looking for an enthusiastic and hard-working individual with excellent organizational skills and ability to work well with others. The successful candidate will have a willingness to learn and acquire new skills. This is a one-year term position with the possibility of extension contingent upon successful performance and continued funding. Responsibilities Rodent work, including: • surgery • behavior • handling • breeding Rodent study, including: • Immunofluorescence, confocal and electron microscopy • Histology • Electrophysiology • Hormone assays Data Analysis Maintaining laboratory protocols and other basic lab functions Qualifications Essential Qualifications include: Bachelor’s...

Job Type Full-Time Overview The Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics seeks applicants for a Research Specialist I or Research Specialist II position to perform cutting-edge research across laboratories at the Institute (Professors Claire Bedbrook and Ravi Nath ). We seek a highly motivated and well-organized individual to contribute to understanding the process of aging and discovering ways to promote longevity and resilience to age-related disease. The Research Specialist will work under direct guidance of the Principal Investigators. The Research Specialist will perform basic functions and activities in defined research projects and independently conduct and analyze experiments relevant to aging and neurodegenerative diseases. The position requires diverse experimental approaches including the generation of genetically modified vertebrate animals (e.g., CRISPR editing; design, embryo injections, screening), complex molecular biology (e.g., cloning,...

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled Portland State University Position Details Position Details Proposed Start Date 07/01/2026 Rank L - Research Assistant Working Title TREC Research Assistant Position Number D90561 Representation AU - AAUP Faculty Type Fixed Term Research/Grant Fixed Term End Date: 06/30/2027 Position FTE Variable between .5 and 1.0 FTE, starting at 1.0 FTE Term of Service 12 month Position Summary Brief Description of PSU/School/Dept The Transportation Research and Education Center ( TREC ) at Portland State University ( PSU ) is a multidisciplinary hub for all things transportation. We are home to the Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation ( IBPI ) , the data programs PORTAL and BikePed Portal , the Better Block PSU program, and PSU’s membership in PacTrans, the Pacific Northwest Transportation...

Job Type Full-Time Overview The Kim Lab, of the Omenn-Darling Bioengineering Institute & Princeton Neuroscience Institute, are hiring a postdoctoral scholar and a research technician with backgrounds in in vivo neuroscience and live imaging. Our lab is an award partner on an NIH-funded Brain Initiative project developing and validating next-generation fluorescent sensors for multiplexed imaging in the living brain. We aim to provide rigorous in vivo validation and novel biological application of these sensors in behaving mice using fiber photometry and 2-photon microscopy. This role will work on validating multi-color calcium and neuromodulator sensors, benchmarked against best-in-class tools across different brain regions and behavioral contexts, with opportunities to co-author research manuscripts and be part of a broader systems- and molecular neuroscience tool engineering and application team. This is a 12 month renewable position. Responsibilities Research:...