Researchers/Policy Analysts
Organization: Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS)
Location: Halifax, NS, Canada
Description: AIMS has an ongoing need for researchers and policy analysts in the following fields:
* oil and gas development, with special reference to regulatory and other public policy issues;
* education, with an interest in school choice, testing, outcome-based testing of school performance and school governance issues;
* natural resource public policy and economics, with a particular interest in either or both the fishery/aquaculture or the mining industry;
* health care, including issues of quality and timeliness of care, designing appropriate evaluation techniques, cost/benefit analysis, medical savings accounts, etc.;
* public sector performance and governance issues generally, including privatisation, performance-based measures, contracting out, alternative service delivery, regulatory issues, etc.;
* public finances, including fiscal and tax policy, equalization, intergovernmental transfers, etc.
These positions are appropriate for people interested in project-based work. While someone who combined a high degree of expertise in several of these fields might be eligible for full-time employment, it is more likely that the work will be done on a project-by-project basis negotiated with the Institute. AIMS seeks people who are very experienced in these fields, capable of carrying out highly complex research in them and then communicating the results of that research to decision makers, the media and the public. At a minimum, successful candidates will possess an impressive university background in their field, as well as extensive practical experience. They must be capable of undertaking research projects with a minimum of supervision and delivering an agreed-upon product on time and to the highest standards of accuracy and thoroughness.
More information is available at the job description. AIMS also offers summer internships.
Location: Halifax, NS, Canada
Description: AIMS has an ongoing need for researchers and policy analysts in the following fields:
* oil and gas development, with special reference to regulatory and other public policy issues;
* education, with an interest in school choice, testing, outcome-based testing of school performance and school governance issues;
* natural resource public policy and economics, with a particular interest in either or both the fishery/aquaculture or the mining industry;
* health care, including issues of quality and timeliness of care, designing appropriate evaluation techniques, cost/benefit analysis, medical savings accounts, etc.;
* public sector performance and governance issues generally, including privatisation, performance-based measures, contracting out, alternative service delivery, regulatory issues, etc.;
* public finances, including fiscal and tax policy, equalization, intergovernmental transfers, etc.
These positions are appropriate for people interested in project-based work. While someone who combined a high degree of expertise in several of these fields might be eligible for full-time employment, it is more likely that the work will be done on a project-by-project basis negotiated with the Institute. AIMS seeks people who are very experienced in these fields, capable of carrying out highly complex research in them and then communicating the results of that research to decision makers, the media and the public. At a minimum, successful candidates will possess an impressive university background in their field, as well as extensive practical experience. They must be capable of undertaking research projects with a minimum of supervision and delivering an agreed-upon product on time and to the highest standards of accuracy and thoroughness.
More information is available at the job description. AIMS also offers summer internships.
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