Jobs at American Institutes for Research

Support Tek Office project delivery and operations by planning and executing technical projects, tracking timelines and KPIs, maintaining documentation and dashboards, coordinating cross-functional work, preparing briefings and agendas, and providing operational support for budgeting, procurement, and vendor interactions.

Lead AIR's AI Century Study by shaping strategy, guiding interdisciplinary research, managing longitudinal data collection and governance, cultivating cross-sector partnerships, translating findings for policy and public audiences, and supervising a multidisciplinary team to ensure rigorous, ethical, and influential long-term research.

Lead multi-site workplace operations, portfolio planning, and complex projects (renovations, relocations, decommissions). Improve systems, processes, vendor and budget accountability, risk management, and team capability. Partner cross-functionally to advance workplace strategy, sustainability, and service continuity.

The Senior Data Platform Manager will lead data pipeline design, collaborate with stakeholders, implement security practices, and manage a team, improving data systems.

The Power BI Developer leads the design and management of Power BI solutions, partners with stakeholders, and ensures optimal performance of analytics and reporting workflows.

Conduct and lead applied research on PK–12 education finance and funding policy. Design studies, analyze fiscal and administrative data, estimate costs of adequate education, support policymakers, prepare reports and presentations, pursue funding proposals, and mentor junior staff.

The Managing Director will lead CALDER, oversee strategic direction, manage research projects, develop partnerships, and expand AIR's influence in K-12 education policy through rigorous data-driven evidence.

Lead design, administration, and hardening of Microsoft 365 and Entra ID tenants, focusing on Exchange Online, identity, security, detection, automation, and integrations. Develop automation, CI/CD and IaC practices, investigate incidents using KQL and Defender/Purview, mentor junior staff, and produce operational documentation and runbooks.

Support design, development, and maintenance of scalable ETL/ELT data pipelines and modern data platforms using Azure and Microsoft Fabric. Build and optimize data models, write SQL for transformations and validation, monitor workflows, troubleshoot issues, and collaborate with analysts and stakeholders. Contribute to data governance, documentation, automation, and continuous improvement.