Policy and Communications Associate
Cambridge, MA - USA
Job Summary
Posting Description
POLICY AND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATE Blueprint Labs to join the Blueprint Labs within the Department of Economics at MIT consisting of academic affiliates full-time staff and graduate researchers. Blueprint uses data and economics to uncover the consequences of policy decisions and improve society and works closely with leading academic government and nonprofit institutions across the country to generate pioneering research that informs policy and practice in education health care and the workforce.
The full job description and application instructions can be found here.
Job Requirements
REQUIRED: Bachelors degree in economics public policy education statistics communications or a related field; a minimum of two years of relevant experience in policy education data analysis research methods and/or social sciences research (which may include coursework or experience gained as an undergraduate); and experience communicating with multiple stakeholders.
The Associate will receive a full-time one-year appointment that is renewable annually contingent on funding and mutual agreement.
An employment term of at least two years is strongly preferred.
This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
This position will begin as soon as possible in-person at Blueprints office in Cambridge MA.
5/14/2026
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
The MIT Media Lab is an interdisciplinary research lab that encourages the unconventional mixing and matching of seemingly disparate research areas.