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KAP 2026-2027 Transportation 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.

Reasons Transportation Policy Team

Reason 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 We accomplish these objectives through policy research technical support and thought leadership.

About the Opening

The 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 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 Foundations 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 Foundations mission to advance a free society by developing applying and promoting libertarian principles

$55000 - $65000 a year

In your application please include a cover letter detailing your alignment with Reasons mission your interest in the position your qualifications and a writing sample.

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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