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KAP 2026-2027 Tech Policy Analyst Reason Foundation

Stand Together

Job Location:

Los Angeles, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Posted: 24 May 2026 (30+ days ago)

Application Deadline: 15 September 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

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Job Summary

The Koch Associate Program (KAP) is a career accelerator for early to mid-career professionals with a drive to tackle our countrys most pressing challenges in more effective principled ways. KAP equips associates with the tools mindsets and community to succeed as social entrepreneursindividuals excited to find new and better ways to break barriers and eliminate injustice. Associates spend one day each week engaging in experiential learning with Stand Together Fellowships and work at one of our many partner organizations the rest of the week. Our curriculum is designed to supercharge your development and equip you for long-term success as you seek to have an impact on the problems that prevent people from realizing their potential.

About Reason Foundation

Reason 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.

About the Opening

The Tech Policy Analyst will work with the Tech team to produce policy research addressing key issues in tech policy that overlap with our core policy areas especially transportation education regulation government finance and transparency. Possible research areas include municipal broadband mobility as a service regulations online education government IT systems management telecommunications tech regulation and others. On occasion you might also be asked to write a policy memo and publish a column or blog post.

A critical capability will be to work virtually with Reason teams on research and policy projects including evaluating key research questions in real-time and producing well-written analysis and commentary. The ideal candidate is a team player who is analytical exceptionally resourceful willing to tackle large projects independently enjoys problem-solving and pays close attention to detail.

This role can be done virtually anywhere within the U.S. and is part of Reasons Fellowship Program. This is a full-time paid position with benefits that lasts one year from your start date. Many fellows have continued working at Reason after completing their fellowship or have gone on to other notable organizations within our network.

Responsibilities

Research and summarize various components of federal state and local tech laws
Identify opportunities for collaboration with existing policy teams
Communicate findings to team members and other stakeholders
Support team members in working with elected officials government managers and interested stakeholders who are seeking to implement meaningful tech policy changes
Track and record various outputs for the tech policy team including legislative meetings columns and other outputs
Support with writing commentary and blog posts for and other outlets
Other duties as assigned
Occasional travel might be required

Qualifications

Strong analytical skills
Knowledge of statistical analysis and data visualization applications such as R and Tableau is preferred but not required
Strong writing and communication skills and an ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-experts
Curiosity and self-motivation to learn new things and tackle difficult technical problems you may have never dealt with before
General alignment with Reason Foundations mission to advance a free society by developing applying and promoting libertarian principles including individual liberty free markets and the rule of law

$55000 - $65000 a year

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit the following materials in one PDF document:

A cover letter detailing your alignment with Reasons mission your interest in the position your qualifications and your salary requirements
Your resume
1-2 writing samples (published work preferred but not required)

About Stand Together Fellowships

Learn more aboutStand Together Fellowships.

Stand Together Fellowships believes that diversity in experiences perspectives knowledge and ideas fuels creativity broadens knowledge and helps drive success. Our admissions office treats all program participantsand applicantswith honesty dignity respectand welcome all qualified applicants regardless ofcolorracereligionreligious creedsexgenderor gender identitygender expressionsexual orientation national origin citizenship ethnicity ancestry age physical disability mental disability medical condition pregnancy(including medical needs which may arise from pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions)military andveteran statusgenetic informationmaritalor familialstatus political affiliationor any other legallyrecognized protected basis under federal state or local laws regulations or ordinances.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.

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