United States onlyAbout Reason FoundationReason Foundation advances a free society by developing, applying, and promoting libertarian principles, including individual liberty, free markets, and the rule of law.
Reason Foundation produces respected, nonpartisan public policy research on a variety of issues and publishes the critically-acclaimed Reason magazine. Together, our top-tier think tank and political and cultural magazine reach a diverse, influential audience, advancing the values of choice, individual freedom, and limited government.
Reason’s Transportation Policy TeamReason Foundation envisions a transportation system that adheres to free market principles, is free of unnecessary government intrusion, and is supported by users. Our transportation policy team supports decision makers at the federal, state, and local levels by researching and implementing highway, transit, aviation, freight rail, high-speed rail, land use, and regulatory policy. Common transportation aspects our team examines are funding, finance, operations, and planning. To see what issues we work on see https://reason.org/topics/transportation/. We accomplish these objectives through policy research, technical support, and thought leadership. About the OpeningThe Transportation Policy Analyst will work with the transportation team to provide policy research and data-driven analyses in support of our efforts in creating sound transportation policy. The position involves researching, summarizing, and analyzing transportation policy with a focus on, but not limited to, state government. This includes researching and writing commentaries, op-eds, policy briefs, and policy studies. This person will also assist with collecting, combining, and modeling spreadsheets and datasets. The ideal candidate is a team player who is quantitatively oriented, exceptionally resourceful, willing to tackle large projects independently, enjoys problem solving, and pays close attention to detail.
In-office in Los Angeles or Washington, DC, or Virtual Anywhere in the US.
Responsibilities
- Researching and summarizing various components of state and local transportation policy and operations to support our research and implementation efforts
- Writing policy studies, policy briefs, op-eds, and commentaries for Reason.org and other outlets
- Compiling and analyzing spreadsheets and datasets, and communicating findings to team members and other stakeholders
- Tracking legislative reform efforts in various states and producing regular reports for the transportation policy team
- Tracking and recording various outputs for the transportation policy team, including legislative meetings, written deliverables, commentaries, and other outputs
- Participating in coalitions that advance Reason Foundation’s transportation policy agenda at the state level
- Other duties as assigned
- Travel and attendance to a few conferences per year are expected.
Qualifications
- Strong analytical skills
- Working knowledge of or ability to rapidly learn data analysis and data visualization applications such as R, Shiny Apps, and Tableau is preferred
- Strong oral and written communication skills and an ability to effectively convey complex concepts to non-experts
- Working knowledge of state legislative processes and practices
- Curiosity and self-motivation to learn new things and tackle difficult technical problems you may have never dealt with before
- General alignment with Reason Foundation’s mission to advance a free society by developing, applying, and promoting libertarian principles
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