Public Policy Institute of California

Position Title/Short Description

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This position provides foundational research support to advance PPIC’s Criminal Justice research agenda. Research associates work as part of research teams and under the direction of a senior research colleague, who provides guidance, review, and mentorship. Key responsibilities include assisting the Criminal Justice team in coding and analyzing large and complex quantitative data, conducting literature searches, abstracting source materials, and presenting research in progress at project and research group meetings.

Key Attributes
• Bachelors or Master’s degree in criminology, economics or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Experience working with large data sets, along with outstanding analytical ability
• Strong programming skills: knowledge of Stata, SAS, R, Python or another statistical package is required

This position is based in PPIC’s San Francisco office, currently under a hybrid work model.

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The budgeted salary range for this position is $64,000 - $83,000, dependent on experience. In determining an offer level for a candidate, PPIC considers a variety of factors including but not limited to the specific role and associated responsibilities; internal equity; and a candidate’s work experience, education, training, skills and other expertise.