20 Best research associate jobs in Washington, DC (Hiring Now!)

Research Associate
Resources For The Future —Washington, DC
Education and work experience: Either (1) an undergraduate degree in economics, engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, or related field and four…
$64,750 - $84,250 a year
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Research Associate II
THE GENEVA FOUNDATION —Silver Spring, MD
Assist with the initial coding and data entry of structured questionnaires and data collection tools, when applicable. Execute and maintain research study.
From $51,000 a year
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Research Associate
George Washington University —Foggy Bottom, DC
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Research Associate, U.S. Foreign Policy
Council on Foreign Relations —Washington, DC
Bachelor of Arts in history, international relations, political science, or a related field, with sterling academic credentials and broad knowledge of current…
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Associate, Research & Delivery
Exiger —Fairfax, VA
Associates will learn to utilize a wide range of research tools, including Exiger's industry-leading AI-software, DDIQ, to gather risk and compliance…
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Research Assistants/Associates
KNG Health Consulting —North Bethesda, MD
This is an exciting opportunity to work on a wide range of healthcare reform and payment innovation policies, including modeling innovative state and federal…
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Research Associate - Life Sciences - Science & Discovery
Georgiamune —Gaithersburg, MD
Working closely with our team of scientists, this role will be involved in various aspects of experimental design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation…
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Associate Scientist
Arcellx —Rockville, MD
Must demonstrate proficiency with molecular biology methods, including primer design, PCR, gel electrophoresis, plasmid DNA preparation, cloning and sequence…
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Research Assistant (temporary) - Center for Innovations in Community Safety - Georgetown University Law Center
Georgetown University —Washington, DC
Provide support for CICS research and evaluation activities, including research design, data collection, and analysis.
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Research Associate - Policy and Global Affairs
The National Academies —Washington, DC
Applying general professional level knowledge and principals of research, incumbent performs duties requiring the identification and analysis of various factors…
$54,240 - $67,790 a year
Research Associate Professor
George Mason University —Fairfax, VA
The college stands out for its leading research in areas such as artificial intelligence, data analytics engineering, cybersecurity engineering, biomedical…
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Assistant Research Scientist
Howard University —Washington, DC
Retrieval algorithm development and performs complex statistical analyses which includes selecting appropriate analysis procedures, setting up data for analysis…
$68,182 - $75,000 a year
Molecular Biology Research Associate
Alaka`ina Foundation Family of Companies —Silver Spring, MD
Support timely, compliant, and accurate submissions of technical reports and/or project updates required by funding agencies to support and track science…
Estimated: $61.2K - $77.5K a year
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Bioinformatics Research Associate III
The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine —Bethesda, MD
HJF is seeking a Bioinformatics Research Associate III to serve the Student Bioinformatics Initiative (SBI), responsible for assisting students to implement and…
Estimated: $87.6K - $111K a year
Research Associate II - Biochemistry
The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine —Bethesda, MD
May exercise technical discretion in the design, execution, and interpretation of experiments that contribute to project strategies.
Estimated: $59.2K - $74.9K a year
Communications Associate - Gulf Research Program
The National Academies —Washington, DC
Assists in the development, design, and implementation of outreach and communication projects, using various media such as print, electronic, video, and web…
$54,240 - $67,790 a year
Senior Research Associate, Income Security and Economic Mobility
MEF Associates —Alexandria, VA
Familiarity with implementation evaluation study designs, including for implementation research accompanying experimental and nonexperimental impact studies.
$100,000 - $150,000 a year
Associate Director of Resource Development & Research
United Planning Organization —Washington, DC
Bachelor's degree in public administration, public policy, statistics, business administration, English, social sciences or a related field and at least five…
$85,000 - $93,000 a year
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Associate Scientist, Quality
Meso Scale Diagnostics, LLC. —Rockville, MD
Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of experience in relevant field is required. Basic knowledge of standard data analysis tools and databases.
Estimated: $61.5K - $77.8K a year
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Associate Scientist / Scientist - Nanomedicine
Otomagnetics —Gaithersburg, MD
Incumbent must have the scientific commitment and strong desire to make impactful scientific and technical contributions within the nanomedicine research field.
Estimated: $67.2K - $85.1K a year
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Research Associate

Resources For The Future - Washington, DC

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Job Details

Full-time $64,750 - $84,250 a year

Benefits

401(a)
Commuter assistance
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance
403(b)
Paid sick time

Qualifications

ArcGIS
Economics
Writing skills
Engineering
R
Research
Electrical engineering
Stata
Proposal writing
Bachelor's degree
Software development
2 years
GIS

Full Job Description

Research Associate: Electric Sector Modeling and Policy Analysis

Position Overview

Resources for the Future (RFF) is an independent, nonprofit research institution in Washington, DC. Our mission is to improve environmental, energy, and natural resource decisions through impartial economic research and policy engagement. Policymakers, stakeholders, and other researchers look to RFF for guidance about the most important climate-related environmental policy and infrastructure decisions.

To meet the demand for RFF’s modeling, RFF is hiring one or more Research Associates to develop, maintain, modify, and apply electricity sector simulation models; analyze and present the results; co-author the resulting reports and papers; and manage important aspects of these activities. They have considerable responsibility for the production of compelling and impactful research that aligns with RFF’s mission of improving environmental, energy and natural resource decisions through impartial economic research and policy engagement.

Research Associates play central roles in modeling and analyzing the effects of potential policies and infrastructure investments that may strongly affect climate change, air quality, energy costs, energy reliability, and more. This work calls for strong performance in programming, power sector modeling, economic reasoning, teamwork, and communication. We anticipate that the successful candidates will have undergraduate or graduate degrees in economics, engineering, computer science, mathematics, or related fields.

RFF is committed to growth opportunities for all staff, and successful Research Associates can be promoted through multiple ranks of the organization per RFF’s career ladder. Please note that this position may be filled at the Research Associate or Senior Research Associate level, depending on qualifications.

This position is in-person at our offices in Washington DC. This a hybrid position that requires 3 days in the office per week and is not eligible for 100% remote work.

Job Responsibilities

Each Research Associate will apply and further develop one or both of RFF’s electricity sector simulation models, as part of a team with guidance from senior staff. RFF maintains two leading electricity sector models using different software and conceptual approaches. The Haiku model is a perfect foresight capacity expansion and policy simulation model coded in GAMS. The Engineering, Economic, and Environmental Electricity Simulation Tool (E4ST) is a recursive model with relatively greater geographic and engineering detail, coded in Julia. Both are used to project the effects, benefits, and costs of energy and environmental policies, potential energy infrastructure investments, and other potential developments that affect the energy sector and the environment.

Both electricity-sector models are used in conjunction with air pollution models to project health effects of different policies and investments, and with the RFF Incidence Model that is used to estimate the cost burden across household types. Depending on skills and background, one or more of the Research Associates are likely to also be involved in the use of, and potentially the enhancement of, these models.

Much of the recent and current work with these models is about policies and investments for deep decarbonization of the US economy and for air quality improvements.

We expect that Research Associates will make important contributions to and manage aspects of the following activities:

Understand, use, update, and improve the E4ST, Haiku, and/or RFF Incidence Model software, associated input datasets, and their documentation.
Interpret, check, and use model outputs.
Participate in analysis and writing for production of journal papers, public reports, and presentations that use one or more of the models. This often has evolved toward an increasing role as an author.
Collaborate smoothly with other team members, and eventually train new team members.
Assist with proposal writing.

Qualifications:

Education and work experience: Either (1) an undergraduate degree in economics, engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, or related field and four years relevant experience or (2) a graduate degree in one of the same fields and two years relevant experience.
Software development: The Research Associates will have to understand, use, maintain, modify, and add features to the extensive code that makes up one or more of the models at RFF. E4ST is coded in Julia, Haiku in GAMS, and the Incidence model in STATA. R or ArcGIS is helpful for GIS and figure-making work. However, general skill and aptitude for programming are more important than experience with these specific languages. Past and current research analysts with strength in one or more other languages have successfully learned one or more of the above-mentioned languages on the job.
A basic understanding of constrained linear optimization, mixed complementarity programming, computable general equilibrium modeling or a combination thereof is valuable.
The ability to work collaboratively is crucial, along with the ability to work independently, with and without supervision, in a careful and conscientious manner.
Ability to communicate clearly in writing.
Training or experience in electrical engineering, economic theory, public finance, industrial organization, statistical methods, energy policy, or environmental policy are optional pluses.

Benefits:

Medical, Dental, Vision through Cigna
35 hour work week
Flexible summer hours (4 day work week option June-Sept)
Flexible work arrangement policy (hybrid work)
11 paid holidays
4 weeks PTO to start, increases to 5 weeks after 5 years, in addition to 13 paid sick days per year
Brand new state of the art fitness facility free to employees, with occasional yoga classes
Deli on site
Parking on site
RFF contributes up to 15% of your salary to a 403(b) retirement account, depending on employee age, in addition to a 401(a)
Commuter benefit plans (pre-tax metro and parking)

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, some standing, walking, sitting, bending, and carrying of light items such as books and papers is required.

Working Conditions

The work may involve everyday light risks and discomforts, which may require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, meetings, and training rooms, etc. The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position description may not describe all duties, responsibilities and skills associated with this position. It is intended to portray the major aspects of the job and is not meant to be all inclusive. Other duties or skills may be required.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

RFF (Resources for the Future) is committed to the letter and spirit of diversity, equity, and inclusion. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or national and ethnic origin in hiring and employment, nor in the administration and other programs. RFF’s Vision for a Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Future.

RFF has made the safety of our staff and community a top priority. As a part of that commitment, all staff and visitors are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as defined by the CDC. RFF will require all staff and visitors to submit proof of complete vaccination against COVID-19 to work in our office.

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research associate jobs in Washington, DC

Research Associate

Research Associate II

Research Associate

Research Associate, U.S. Foreign Policy

Associate, Research & Delivery

Research Assistants/Associates

Research Associate - Life Sciences - Science & Discovery

Associate Scientist

Research Assistant (temporary) - Center for Innovations in Community Safety - Georgetown University Law Center

Research Associate - Policy and Global Affairs

Research Associate Professor

Assistant Research Scientist

Molecular Biology Research Associate

Bioinformatics Research Associate III

Research Associate II - Biochemistry

Communications Associate - Gulf Research Program

Senior Research Associate, Income Security and Economic Mobility

Associate Director of Resource Development & Research

Associate Scientist, Quality

Associate Scientist / Scientist - Nanomedicine

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