Health & Safety Net Researcher; Associate​/Specialist - California Policy Lab

Health & Safety Net Researcher (Associate/Full Specialist) - California Policy Lab

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Position title:

Health & Safety Net Researcher

Salary range:
The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay determined by the rank and step  the following table(s) for the current salary scale(s) for this position: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). The current full-time base salary range for this position is $76,500 - $197,700. Off‑scale salaries, which yield compensation that is higher than the published system‑wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions.

Percent time: 100%

Anticipated start:
December 2025

Position duration:
Two years

Open date:
October 20, 2025

Most recent review date:
Monday, Nov 17, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.

Final date:
Wednesday, Dec 31, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

The California Policy Lab (CPL) generates research insights for government impact. Through hands‑on partnerships with government agencies, CPL performs rigorous research across issue silos and builds the data infrastructure necessary to improve programs and policies that millions of Californians rely on every day. We work on California’s most urgent issues, including homelessness, poverty, criminal justice reform, and education inequality. At its Berkeley site, CPL resides as a center within the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE).

CPL recognizes the value of having a diverse staff at all levels of the organization. When you join our team, you can expect to be part of an inclusive and equity‑focused community.

The Health & Safety Net Researcher will lead CPL’s research portfolio relating to the social safety net and health, in collaboration with and under the oversight of CPL’s faculty affiliates and Research Director. This is an exciting role for a skilled safety net and/or health researcher who wants to design and conduct policy‑relevant quantitative research in partnership with state and local agencies throughout California.

The Health & Safety Net Researcher conducts quantitative research, including conceptualizing research questions and design; requesting, receiving, and cleaning data files; creating and implementing an analysis plan; conducting quality assurance reviews; summarizing results in documents for both academic and policy audiences; and generating replicability documentation. The Health & Safety Net Researcher can implement multiple research designs and analysis techniques, including but not limited to randomized control trials, quasi‑experimental designs using natural experiments or other such variation, and difference‑in‑difference and event study analyses.

Further, a successful candidate can lead research projects under the oversight of CPL’s Research Director with small teams, write proposals to support research projects, and ensure timely and high‑quality completion of research tasks. The Health & Safety Net Researcher will mentor and supervise other research staff. The position will report to the Research Director and will work directly with leading social policy researchers at UC and other top universities, state and local government agency staff, and CPL’s leadership team.

• Under the oversight of the Research Director, conduct quantitative research, including conceptualizing research questions and design; requesting, receiving, and cleaning data files; creating and implementing analysis plans; conducting quality assurance reviews; summarizing results in documents for both academic and policy audiences; and generating replicability documentation.
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