Mathematica seeks a principal researcher or senior fellow whois passionate about improving educational outcomes to lead research andevaluation, program improvement, and technical assistance projects. We seek aprincipal researcher to lead research and evaluation, program improvement,and/or technical assistance projects in education. The principal researcherwill lead projects focused on a variety of K-12 and postsecondary educationtopics, including literacy and math instruction, the educator workforce,chronic absenteeism, education technology, personalized learning, postsecondaryaccess and success, career and technical education, and postsecondary supports forgovernment agencies at the federal, state, and local level as well as privatephilanthropic and nonprofit clients.
Our current and recent work includes a range of projectssuch as:
- Developing evidence-based resources to guide education policymakers and practitioners
- Designing and leading evaluations of federal education policies and programs
- Serving as a learning and evaluation partner for state and local education agencies and postsecondary institutions
- Conducting rigorous evaluations of education technology in partnership with school districts
The principal researcher will join our interdisciplinarystaff of researchers in such fields as economics, education (measurement orpolicy analysis), sociology, and data science. Principal researchers willcontribute to growing the Education and Employment department by directingprojects, identifying and developing new opportunities, leading proposals, andmentoring staff.