Blueprint Labs   is recruiting an Operations Associate based at MIT in Cambridge, MA. Blueprint Labs is a growing team of professionals devoted to using data and economics to generate insights to uncover the consequences of policy choices and improve society. Based in the Department of Economics at MIT, Blueprint Labs consists of over 18 academic affiliates who represent leading economic thinkers, ten full-time staff members, and six graduate researchers. Blueprint Labs works closely with leading academic, government, and nonprofit institutions across the country to generate pioneering research that informs policy and practice in education, health care, and the workforce. We are seeking a motivated, independent, and organized Operations Associate to support operations work for the lab, working collaboratively with staff and faculty. The Operations Associate will receive a full-time, one-year appointment that is renewable annually (contingent on funding). The starting hourly pay...

MIT Blueprint Labs seeks an Assistant Director to lead its workforce and automation research portfolio. Blueprint Labs is an initiative at MIT that uses data and economics to uncover the consequences of policy decisions and improve society. Our scholars apply their unique expertise to pressing problems in education, healthcare, and the workforce. Our workforce initiatives currently focus on studying labor market inequalities and the impacts of automation on employment, productivity, and innovation (see   previous  work ). These projects have been covered by   The New York Times ,  NPR Planet Money ,  The Economist ,  WGBH ,   and other national outlets.     The Assistant Director will work with Blueprint Co-director David Autor and Faculty Affiliate Daron Acemoglu to scale activities related to completing research, hiring, fundraising, reporting, and collaborating across MIT and with other universities. The Assistant Director will act as the day-to-day manager...