Top talent for Public good
This website is a curated list of research, civic tech, data analytics, and policy positions at universities, nonprofits, and state and local governments.
Open Positions
Senior Director, Global Communication
University of Chicago Becker Friedman Institute for Economics (BFI)
Chicago, IL
Deadline: 12/31/25
Vice President or Director, State Initiatives
Recoding America Fund
Washington, D.C., Remote
Deadline: 12/1/25
Senior Associate, State Initiatives
Recoding America Fund
Washington, D.C., Remote
Deadline: 12/1/25
Chief Operating Officer
Recoding America Fund
Washington, D.C., Remote
Deadline: 12/1/25
Research Analyst, Intermediate or Specialist
Minnesota Department of Revenue
St. Paul, MN
Deadline: 11/25/25
Professor of Practice, Civic Technology (Part-time)
University of Washington Evans School of Public Policy and Governance
Seattle, WA
Deadline: 12/31/25
Director of Strategic Operations, GPL
Harvard Government Performance Lab (GPL)
Cambridge, MA
Deadline: 12/1/25
External Relations Specialist
University of Notre Dame, Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO)
Notre Dame, IN
Deadline: 11/30/25
Data Collection Liaison
Criminal Justice Administrative Records System (CJARS), UMichigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Deadline: 11/24/25
Predoctoral Researcher - MIT Economics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Economics
Cambridge, MA, Hybrid
Deadline: Rolling
Research Fellow - Harvard CID
Harvard Center for International Development
Cambridge, MA, Hybrid
Deadline: Rolling
Children and Families Fellow
Harvard Government Performance Lab
Remote, Hybrid
Deadline: N/A
Postdoctoral Associate, CS
Massive Data Institute, Georgetown McCourt School of Public Policy
Washington, D.C.
Deadline: N/A
State Partnerships Manager, Austin, TX
Recidiviz
Austin, TX
Deadline: N/A
State Partnerships Manager, Boston, MA
Recidiviz
Boston, MA
Deadline: N/A
State Partnerships Manager, Harrisburg, PA
Recidiviz
Harrisburg, PA
Deadline: N/A
State Partnerships Manager, PHX/SLC
Recidiviz
Phoenix, AZ | Salt Lake City, UT | Remote
Deadline: N/A
State Partnerships Manager, Raleigh, NC
Recidiviz
Raleigh, NC
Deadline: N/A
Product Software Engineer
The Agency Fund
San Francisco, CA (Remote)
Application deadline: N/A
Policy Analyst
NYC Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice
New York, NY
Application deadline: N/A
Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
Yale Tobin Center for Economic Policy
New Haven, CT
Rolling application
Data Scientist, Stanford Law School
Stanford RegLab
Palo Alto, CA (Hybrid)
Application deadline: N/A
Research Assistant, Stanford RegLab
Stanford RegLab
Palo Alto, CA
Rolling application
This website was last updated on 11/21/2025
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This website is sponsored by the Working Group on Public Solutions R&D, the Tobin Center for Economic Policy at Yale University, Stanford Impact Labs, the California Policy Lab, the University of Chicago Crime Lab, the University of Chicago Education Lab, the Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab, Harvard Impact Labs, the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL North America), the Massive Data Institute, the Beeck Center, and the Hoover Institution.