"The California Policy Lab. This is an exciting role for a mid- or advanced-career Researcher (UCLA title “Project Scientist”) who wants to design and conduct policy-relevant research in partnership with state and local agencies in California. Our team works closely with policymakers and people with lived experience of homelessness to develop our research agenda, and we leverage linked administrative data to help inform solutions to homelessness.

"The ideal candidate has expertise in homelessness and health policy and data, with experience working with administrative health billing data and causal inference methodology. The Project Scientist conducts quantitative research, including conceptualizing research questions and designs; overseeing the requesting, receiving, and cleaning of data files; creating and overseeing the implementation of analysis plans; conducting quality assurance reviews; disseminating findings to policy and academic audiences; and generating replicability documentation. The Project Scientist can implement and defend multiple causal research designs, including randomized control trials, quasi-experimental designs, and non-experimental designs. The Project Scientist will also design, supervise, and implement descriptive analyses and other observational statistical analyses. The Project Scientist will write grant proposals to support research tasks and contribute to grant reporting. 

"All applicants must apply online .... Based on recent hires we have made, we anticipate receiving a high number of applications and encourage interested applicants to apply as soon as possible. The first review date is Sept. 25, 2026. "

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