Immigration Policy Lab is hiring a
Interested in contributing to our mission of advancing immigration policy worldwide? Read on for more details about our new position.
The Immigration Policy Lab (IPL) at Stanford University designs and evaluates policies to advance the integration of immigrants and refugees worldwide. By producing new evidence and translating it into creative solutions, we seek to improve refugees’ and immigrants’ opportunities and strengthen their host communities.
Using new data and cutting-edge analytical tools, we bring evidence to bear on the urgent problems facing immigrants, refugees, and their service providers. We engage with community-based organizations as well as local, state, national, and international government agencies to test the effectiveness of current policies. In addition, we co-design new policies, programs, and tools that ultimately affect millions of immigrants, as well as increase the economic and social prosperity of the communities in which they live. Our talented team of faculty, professional staff, postdocs, and students has created a research model that combines the quality and rigor of an academic lab with the efficiency and innovation of a civic-tech startup.
We are looking for a Data Scientist to provide analytical expertise to the Immigrant Health research program and other IPL projects as needed. Working closely with the Faculty Co-Directors, Program Manager, and other program staff, the Data Scientist will be responsible for organizing, creating, managing, and updating datasets, assuring data and analysis meet rigorous replication standards, and exploring new and creative data collection and analytical methods. The Data Scientist will work closely with faculty and staff to develop research designs, conduct and interpret analysis (including replications), implement algorithms, and oversee the work of postdocs and graduate students. We are looking for candidates who have the ability, experience, and enthusiasm to be the data and statistical leader for research projects focused on developing algorithms and employing experimental and quasi-experimental methods, while lending support to other lab projects as needed.
IPL is a highly collaborative environment. The Data Scientist will have the opportunity to co-author papers envisioned to appear in top journals that report on the results of the studies, as well as work with an array of affiliated faculty from top institutions. Examples of previous studies produced by the lab include projects on the intergenerational impact of DACA on the mental health of children (Science), and improving refugee integration through data-driven algorithmic assignment (Science).
This is a 100% FTE, 1 year fixed term exempt position. This position will be based on the Stanford campus and will be considered for an option of telecommuting (hybrid of working on-site and off-site), subject to operational need.
In this role, you will:
To be successful in this role, you will bring:
In addition, preferred requirements include:
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