Graduate Research Assistant - Academic Year

State of Florida

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA) is a research unit of the Florida Legislature that conducts studies of Florida agencies and programs to assist the Legislature in its policy and budget deliberations. OPPAGA’s academic year graduate research assistant position provides a compensated hands-on learning experience for 25 hours per week. The 2026-27 academic year graduate research assistant position is a part-time position for at least 30, and up to 35 weeks, and is paid at a rate of $15.00 per hour. The program provides an opportunity to work in a state legislative office with a highly qualified, multidisciplinary staff that includes public administrators, social scientists, MBA graduates, attorneys, and others.

Nice To Haves

Graduate degree course work in qualitative or quantitative analysis and research fields, such as public administration, public policy, business administration, economics, demography, statistics, finance, education, social work, planning, management, accounting, and the social sciences
Understanding of principles of governmental organization, budgeting, and accountability
Understanding of research methods, descriptive and inferential statistics, and financial analysis
Experience using Microsoft Excel and SPSS or similar statistical packages
Experience as an effective contributor to a work team
Interest in pursuing a career in government policy analysis and program evaluation

Responsibilities

Working in a team environment with professional legislative analysts to complete research projects
Collecting, analyzing and interpreting data
Conducting interviews with state agency staff, stakeholders, and other information resources
Conducting surveys or focus groups, or using other qualitative research methods