Opportunity Insights consists of approximately 35 members who work across three teams. This page provides information about how our organization is structured and how you can apply for a position.
Research Team and Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Program
Our research team includes faculty members at Harvard University and other academic institutions as well as a group of pre-doctoral fellows.
Our two-year pre-doctoral fellowship program is intended for students who have just completed a bachelor’s or Master’s degree and are planning to pursue graduate school. Working alongside faculty members, fellows develop skills that prepare them for graduate school such as analyzing data, developing statistical models, creating presentations, and writing research papers. Our team-oriented lab environment is an ideal bridge between college and graduate school for students interested in empirical economics, and most previous fellows have gone on to top Ph.D. programs. (Visit the ‘Alumni” section of our ‘Team’ page to read more.)
We hire approximately 8-10 pre-doctoral fellows every year and have two rounds of applications: one in the fall and one in the spring. The call for applications for pre-doctoral fellowships beginning in summer 2020 will be posted here in mid-summer 2019.
Policy Team
Our policy team works with local stakeholders – ranging from mayors offices to housing authorities to college admissions officials – to translate the findings from our local data and research to changes on the ground. This team brings expertise in areas including policy-making, city leadership, and research dissemination.
Open positions:
Policy and Research Assistant for Race and Opportunity (Graduate Students)
Policy and Research Assistant (Undergraduates)
Operational Staff
Our operational staff contributes to all facets of our work, ranging from operations to communications to finance. They engage in tasks such as acquiring new data and structuring new collaborative partnerships, preparing presentations and teaching materials, and working with media and funders.
Open positions:
Assistant Director of Research Administration
Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law.