Quantitative Research Assistant Job at America First Policy Institute, Albuquerque, NM

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  • America First Policy Institute
  • Albuquerque, NM

Job Description

Quantitative Research Assistant

Office for Fiscal and Regulatory Analysis

Overall Responsibility:

This position will serve as a key member of AFPIs Office for Fiscal and Regulatory Analysis (OFRA) team. The Quantitative Research Assistant will work directly with senior members of OFRA to help advance its quantitative portfolios in fiscal and regulatory fields. This position would be a good fit for those passionate about applying quant skills to public policy research.

Department:Office for Fiscal and Regulatory Analysis

Reports to:Director of OFRA

Responsibilities and Duties:



  • Develop quantitative analyses to support OFRA's scorekeeping operations and enhance the understanding of various policy issues. Use open source and other modeling resources to analyze policy proposals, and apply policy and academic research relating to methods and key assumptions;


  • Develop and maintain a variety of quantitative models encompassing econometric and statistical models, simulations, and machine learning and deep learning methods;


  • Support senior staff with cross-cutting research efforts;


  • Clearly champion AFPIs servant leadership culture;


  • Operate with discretion in an environment that requires information security.

Consults with:



  • The rest of the OFRA team;


  • Other economic teams at AFPI;


  • Support staff;


  • Interns.

Type of Employment:Full-time

Qualifications:



  • Experience and familiarity with team-based software development and principles;


  • Solid programming ability in Python, R, or other common programming languages;


  • Expertise in econometrics, statistics, simulations, machine learning, or deep learningpreferably multiple from the list;


  • A deep quantitative integrity and respect for the scientific process;


  • An interest in pursuing interdisciplinary research is a plus;


  • Excellent attention to detail;


  • Ability to maintain productive, collaborative, and collegial relationships with staff and external stakeholders and uphold the public reputation of the organization;


  • An entrepreneurial mindset that seeks out new opportunities to grow and advance the mission of AFPI.

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America First Policy Institute

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