The Racial Justice Fellowship is a two-year, full-time paid position. The fellowship is designed for a resident of the DMV region (Washington, DC, northern Virginia and suburban Maryland) who has recent lived experience with oppressive systems (e.g., housing instability and homelessness, low wage work and wage theft, unemployment and underemployment, harm from the criminal legal system) and is committed to racial justice. 

iF, A Foundation for Radical Possibility, envisions Black people and people of the global majority living powerfully, abundantly, and beautifully in healthy, self-determined communities free of social, economic, and ideological violence.

Apply by COB April 5, 2024.

Complete information is online.

RISE (Reparations, Institutions and Structures, and Economic Justice) at iF, a Foundation for Radical Possibility,  is seeking an intern to conduct a literature review in support of the development of Let’s GO DMV!’s advocacy strategy for government policies and programs that advance economic justice. Let’s GO DMV! is a guaranteed income pilot program that provides direct cash to hospitality workers in the DC region who were and are still impacted by the desperate economic effects of COVID-19.

Undergraduate (seniors only) or graduate level enrolled at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC), Howard University or Bowie State University. The student will be paid $22/hour and will work 20 hours per week during the summer.

Apply by COB Monday, April 29, 2024.

Complete information online.

This position is located in the Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in Washington, DC. IES is the research arm of the U.S. Department of Education. The Incumbent is responsible for supporting the development, implementation, and the possible redesign of high school longitudinal studies.

IES-2024-0010 – Statistician (Education). Series: 1530. Grade(s): 11/12.
Open Period: 3/20/24 – 4/2/24. This vacancy announcement is limited to the first 150 applications received and will close at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the day they receive the 150th application, or at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the listed closing date, whichever occurs first.  

See the complete job posting on the USA Jobs website

The Washington Center for Equitable Growth seeks to deepen its understanding of how inequality affects economic growth and stability. Through its grantmaking, it aims to support research that will generate actionable insights for policymakers.

The Center is currently requesting proposals for research that will equip federal policymakers with evidence of the effectiveness of the fiscal response to the COVID-19 recession in generating better macroeconomic outcomes and in generating better and more equitable outcomes for working-age individuals in the United States.

They are primarily interested in research focused on policy interventions from March 2020 to March 2021, such as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security, or CARES, Act and the American Rescue Plan Act. The research should provide policymakers with actionable insights to inform effective policies to address future recessions.

The deadline to apply is 11:59 p.m. EDT on Monday, May 20, 2024.

For details see the complete RFP on the Center website.

Apply Now to the FY 2024 Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship Program! Application deadline: April 23, 2024.

See the full announcement with complete information and faculty testimonials at this link.

The Carolina Population Center is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Research Scientist in the population sciences. This position will involve working on the NIH-funded National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health), a critical project in understanding health trajectories from adolescence into adulthood. Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Job posting open until April 3, 2024.

See the UNC-CH employment website for complete information.

The Department of Justice offers funding opportunities to enhance community safety and trust and improve the criminal, civil, and juvenile justice systems; assist victims of crime; provide training and technical assistance to state, local, Tribal, and territorial government agencies, as well as to community-based organizations; and conduct research and collect national statistics.

Search funding opportunities on the DOJ website.

The Pew Research Center in Washington, DC, is offering graduate student internships  for approximately eight weeks during the summer of 2024. Social science graduate students with an interest in religion, demography and/or international research are strongly encouraged to apply.

You will assist demography of religion team members on research related to the religious composition and demographic characteristics of religious groups in every nation for 2010 and 2020.

This position can be 100% remote. Candidates must be able to legally work in the United States and reside in one of the 17 places the Center is set up as an employer. Pay for this position is $25/hour for 300 hours (about 8 weeks at 37.5 hours/week).

For complete details, see the Pew career center online.

The University of California Washington Program (UCDC)  is looking for experienced educators who can teach in the Humanities, Arts, Sociology, Urban Studies, and Ethnic Studies. They are especially looking for classes that take advantage of our location in the nation’s capital and offer experiential learning opportunities to students.

See the Call for Applications online (PDF)

Colorado State University seeks a collaborative and visionary leader to serve as its next Dean of the College of Liberal Arts. The CLA Dean will bring the land-grant mission to life by utilizing the transformative power of the arts, humanities, and social sciences to provide educational, research, and experiential opportunities that create real-world impact for our students, faculty, and staff.

March 24 – Application deadline (full consideration)

Full details at CLA Dean Search website