Full-Time Research Associate at Center for Popular Democracy

The Center for Popular Democracy (CPD) is seeking a full-time Research Associate to work on economic justice, immigrants’ rights and/or racial justice policy initiatives and campaigns.

The Center for Popular Democracy builds organizing power and transforms the local and state policy landscape through deep, long-term partnerships with leading community organizing groups and labor unions nationwide. CPD collaborates with partners to build their internal strength, infrastructure and capacity – and to envision and win campaigns, with a particular focus on efforts to move a pro-worker, pro-immigrant, racial justice agenda at the city and state level.

The Research Associate will join CPD’s strategic research team, and will collaborate closely with CPD’s organizing and policy staff, as well as staff and constituents from our partner organizations. The Research Associate will work on a range of projects, including exploratory campaign research, data gathering and analysis, creation of campaign materials (including reports for CPD and our partner organizations), and community education activities.

CPD is currently involved in over 40 active campaigns and projects. Examples of recent research can be found on our website (populardemocracy.org) and include:

  • Economic Justice & Worker Rights: examined how racial disparities are caused by national monetary policy, examined the demographics of hourly workforces, projected impacts of increased minimum wage in cities and states
  • Immigrant Rights & Racial Justice: projected savings to the social safety net of universal defense for detained immigrants facing deportation, exposed the racial disparities in foreclosures, examined the racial disparities in transit service and funding in a region
  • Organizational Infrastructure Research: progressive-movement infrastructure in 18 states

In addition, the CPD Research team supports researchers based at our partner organizations and runs a social justice research fellowship program to train new researchers.

Qualifications

We are seeking candidates who have:

  • A demonstrated commitment to social justice issues
  • Excellent research, writing, and analytic skills
  • A demonstrated ability to learn new issue areas and produce high-quality, accessible reports and other documents on short timelines
  • An ability to juggle multiple projects at a time and work in a fast-paced environment
  • A demonstrated commitment to meeting high standards and a history of getting things done even in the face of obstacles
  • At least four years of experience in a related field preferred

Generous salary and benefits package, based on experience.

How to apply:

To apply a please submit cover letter, resume, and short (3- to 5-page) writing sample through our hiring portal:

https://cpd.hiringthing.com/job/20952/full-time-research-associate

Cover letters should address the reasons you are interested in a Research Associate position with the Center for Popular Democracy and how this position relates to your prior experience and future career goals.

CPD is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and actively recruits people of color, women, individuals with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ community.