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Founded in 1970 to support newly-elected Black officials who were moving from civil rights activism into governance, the Joint Center quickly evolved into America's Black think tank. Currently, the Joint Center is focused on diversifying congressional staff, the future of work in Black communities, and developing a policy incubator that explores emerging challenges that confront Black communities.  \nPOSITION SUMMARY  \nThe Research Assistant will assist the Joint Center’s Economic Policy Director and Senior Fellow of Diversity & Inclusion in conducting research and public education on various economic and political topics of importance to Black communities. The person will be responsible for assisting Joint Center researchers in a variety of non-administrative tasks, including preparing and maintaining datasets, creating graphs and figures for reports, and providing other support in a detailed and highly accurate manner. The preferred candidate will have the knowledge and oral/written communication skills to discuss and document research progress and will have demonstrated strong organizational and interpersonal skills. The Research Assistant will be expected to work independently and accurately. The person will also need to resolve technical issues that may arise during the research process.  \nWe prefer someone with experience working with various datasets and assisting with data visualization. The Research Assistant must be open to working in a startup-like environment. 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