RAND Summer Associate Program - POLICY Research
Core
Conduct applied, policy-oriented research on domestic and international social policy issues and national security problems, presenting results via a briefing.
Role type
Summer research associate (fixed-term)
Builds
Research reports and briefings for RAND's policy and decision-making community
Domain
Public policy, national security, defense, and social sciences
Required skills
Quantitative and/or qualitative research methods, analytic skills, clear written and verbal communication, ability to work in multidisciplinary teams
Preferred skills
Modeling, simulation, and wargaming, machine learning/AI, causal inference, data science, social network analysis, multilevel modeling, Bayesian analysis
Technologies
Python, R, STATA, SAS, Matlab, Mathematica, ATLAS.ti, NVivo, ML/AI frameworks
Responsibilities
Conduct research projects within 12 weeks, present research results in a 15-30 minute briefing, network with researchers, attend seminars
Seniority
Graduate student (doctoral or specific master's)
