Research Associate

Position Location: Preferably Brooklyn, NY or Washington, DC

The Center for Popular Democracy/CPD Action (CPD/CPDA)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/CPD Action builds organizing power and transforms the local, state, and national policy landscape through deep, long-term partnerships with leading community organizing groups and labor unions nationwide. CPD/CPDA collaborates with partners to build their internal strength, infrastructure and capacity – and to envision, run, 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/CPDA’s strategic research team and will collaborate closely with CPD/CPDA’s organizing and policy staff, as well as staff and members 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/CPDA and our partner organizations), and community education activities.

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

Economic Justice & Worker Rights: minimum wage, fair scheduling policies, and wage enforcement; the “gig” economy; quality affordable housing; the Federal Reserve’s full-employment mandate
Immigrant Rights & Racial Justice: over-policing and mass incarceration; universal defense for detained immigrants facing deportation; state citizenship
Education: community schools, charter school accountability, universal access to quality childcare
Voting Rights: automatic voter registration; impacts of naturalizing legal permanent residents and re-enfranchising parolees & formerly incarcerated people on voting population
Climate Change: disparate impacts on low-income communities and communities of color; investments in resilient and sustainable infrastructure as drivers of local economic revitalization for incumbent communities

Qualifications

We are seeking candidates who have:

A demonstrated commitment to social justice issues
Excellent research, writing, and analytic skills
A master’s degree in public policy, social sciences, or another relevant field
Facility with quantitative analysis preferred
An ability to juggle multiple projects at a time, and work in a fast-paced environment
A demonstrated commitment to meeting a high bar and a history of getting things done even in the face of obstacles
At least 3 years’ experience at base-building community or labor organizations
Hard driving and light hearted

Generous salary and benefits package, based on experience.

More experienced candidates will be considered for a more senior position.

How to apply

Please submit resume and cover letter through our hiring portal: https://cpd.hiringthing.com/job/25677/research-associate/

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis, but you are encouraged to submit materials by January 25, 2016.

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