Sr. Research Data Analyst Latin America (Political Science)

Johns Hopkins • Alexandria, VA

76d • $55,800 - $97,600 • Remote

About The Position

We are seeking a Sr. Research Data Analyst - Latin America at the net-zero industrial policy lab who will work with Co-Directors Bentley Allan and Tim Sahay. They will co-author academic publications, policy reports, and briefs. They will lead the lab's Latin America engagement and outreach activities designed to build a network of strategic actors to advance industrial policy. They will work with partners to advance and influence policy development and the formation of clean energy supply chains. They will work with our Lab's core modelling team to identify the top priority opportunities suited to green competitive advantage of key countries in Latin America, especially Mexico. The Sr. Research Data Analyst will build complex data models and conduct complex data analysis in support of research projects, programs, and/or studies. This role is responsible for coordination of data and data analysis activities across multiple studies.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in a related field.
• One-year of related experience.
• Require highly specialized advanced knowledge, education, and/or training in a specialized field of study to conduct research.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Nice To Haves

• PhD.

Responsibilities

• Develop, manage, and database of survey data from multi-site study.
• Develop standard operating procedures for initial data entry and data updates.
• Oversee quality control procedures for database and ongoing analysis.
• Develop data models.
• Conduct statistical analyses of data collected in this system to support empirical study.
• Build transmission models.
• Create and curate software tools across diverse programming languages in support of research efforts.
• Co-author peer-reviewed academic papers, policy reports, and briefs.
• Formulate a subnational green industrial policy research agenda for Plan Mexico Observatory in collaboration with Tecnologico de Monterrey, creating a dataset of regional policies and mapping green industrial assets by November 2025.
• Help NZIPL produce a report for Mexico outlining the results of core analytical model by January 2026.
• Help NZIPL produce sector-level reports recommending and/or assessing specific policy mixes in key opportunity areas by June 2026.
• Support the core analytical team in using Mexico as test cases to refine the Lab's data acquisition and modeling.
• Seek relationships with institutional partners in Mexico such as statistical agencies, trade and industry ministries, and think tanks.
• Build a broad network of partners in Mexico's industry, government, and civil society.
• Support the green industrial policy workshop in Mexico City in January 2026.

Benefits

• Full Time
• Remote
• Monday - Friday / 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• Exempt

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Master's degree