Jobs at American Institutes for Research

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.

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

The Software Test Engineer will plan and execute testing for ERP system implementations, manage test cycles, and ensure release readiness through various testing methods.

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.

Provide technical assistance and capacity-building to K-12, postsecondary, and youth-serving organizations. Develop training materials, deliver coaching and professional development, create implementation measures and reports, lead projects and teams, support business development and client coordination, and represent AIR. Travel to sites as needed (up to 25%).

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.