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Part-Time, Temporary Legislative Data Assistant |
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Thursday, 01 October 2009 |
The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) seeks part-time, temporary legislative data assistants to analyze state legislation affecting immigrants.
MPI is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank in Washington, DC dedicated to analysis of the movement of people worldwide. Legislative data assistants will work for the National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy within MPI and may work, in part, off-site. Therefore, all applicants must have access to a computer and the Internet.
Successful candidates must possess strong research skills, knowledge of the legislative process, and an ability to work independently and on deadline. Applicants must also be detail oriented with excellent data entry and organizational skills. Law students, recent law school graduates, and other individuals with legal training or experience using legal search engines such as Westlaw and LexisNexis are preferred.
Expected start date is late October 2009; legislative data assistants will be paid $15 per hour.
Interested applicants should send a resume, cover letter, and transcript to hr@migrationpolicy.org with "Legislative Data Assistant" in the subject line. The application deadline for this position is September 30, 2009.
You need not be a US citizen to apply; however, all applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. Minority applicants and/or applicants from immigrant or refugee backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.
Please note that given the large number of applicants only those being considered for the position will be contacted. No phone calls please.
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