Public Citizen
Researcher
Congress Watch - Washington, DC - Full Time
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION: The Researcher will develop and implement investigative research projects. The work will include collaborating with advocates and the Research Director and writing reports in support of Congress Watch’s public education and advocacy campaigns.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
SALARY AND BENEFITS: Competitive salary and generous benefit package. Below is a list of some of our benefits (please note that some benefits have eligibility requirements).
Salary range: $56,477-$94,384
Benefits include:
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Investigate policy issues, individuals, corporations, political fundraising and lobbying issues by using traditional investigative methods such as data analysis and FOIA requests.
- Conceive and produce written materials in collaboration with the Congress Watch Research Director and other team members, including reports, editorial board memos, op-eds, fact sheets, and blog posts.
- Clearly articulate investigative findings and Public Citizen policy positions in radio interviews, TV interviews, podcasts, and in print interviews.
- Prepare in-depth presentations and publicly present the findings to congressional staff, the press, our staff, and the public.
- Create data visualizations to present complex findings to various stakeholders, including for use as social media shareable graphics.
- Display the ability to work on and understand different and complex issues from one week to the next. This work will include some amount of research support to other Public Citizen divisions as well.
- Maintain familiarity with a range of current policy issues, debates, and proposals, primarily in the areas of money-in-politics, financial reform, regulations, workplace safety, healthcare, privacy, antitrust, product safety and access to justice. (Researcher may specialize in one or more areas.)
- Other duties as assigned.
SALARY AND BENEFITS: Competitive salary and generous benefit package. Below is a list of some of our benefits (please note that some benefits have eligibility requirements).
Salary range: $56,477-$94,384
Benefits include:
- Great medical and dental coverage, 100% paid by PC, including full coverage for children
- Three weeks of paid vacation for new employees, plus five personal days
- 401K plan with a 5% contribution from PC after one year of employment
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave after one year of employment
- Sabbatical after 10 years of employment
- Student loan reimbursement program
