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“The driving force behind MDRC is a conviction that reliable evidence, well communicated, can make an important difference in social policy.” — Gordon L. Berlin President



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Do you want to make a difference in the lives of low-income people? Join the diverse and multidisciplinary teams at MDRC. We offer our staff a unique blend of rigorous research projects, hands-on involvement in real programs, and the chance to help turn research findings into better policies and programs.

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Policy Area Director
MDRC, a nonprofit, nonpartisan education and social policy research firm, seeks an experienced professional to lead its K-12 Education Policy Area, which evaluates strategies to improve the academic outcomes of low-income students....

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Technical Research Assistant/Analyst
MDRC is seeking a Technical Researcher for its Young Adults and Postsecondary Education policy area, which conducts research projects that gauge the impacts of programs designed to help low-income students succeed academically in college....

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“MDRC is a rare organization that matches its passion for rigorous analysis with an equally passionate commitment to improve the lives of low-income people.”
— William Julius Wilson
Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser University Professor
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Harvard University
Too often public policies that profoundly affect the lives of low-income families are shaped by hunches, anecdotes, and untested assumptions. MDRC was created to learn what works in social policy…
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K-12 Education
Policy Area Director
MDRC, a nonprofit, nonpartisan education and social policy research firm, seeks an experienced professional to lead its K-12 Education Policy Area, which evaluates strategies to improve the academic outcomes of low-income students....
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Young Adults and Postsecondary Education
Technical Research Assistant/Analyst
MDRC is seeking a Technical Researcher for its Young Adults and Postsecondary Education policy area, which conducts research projects that gauge the impacts of programs designed to help low-income students succeed academically in college....
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Accountability and Deployment Department
Research/Management Assistant
MDRC is seeking a new Research/Management Assistant to work as part of a multidisciplinary team on current social policy issues in a dynamic and challenging environment....
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Welfare and Barriers to Employment (California Office)
Technical Research Assistant/Analyst
MDRC is seeking a Technical Research Assistant/Analyst to join MDRC’s growing research agenda related to health and health care among disadvantaged populations....
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Policy Research and Evaluation Department
Technical Researchers
MDRC seeks technical researchers to join our public policy research organization. Technical researchers help MDRC maintain the highest standards of data quality and integrity....
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