Duties

Visiting scholars will interact with CBOs staff on health care, finance, distributional analysis, and other topics. For example, the agency is particularly interested in hosting scholars with expertise in the economics of mental health, long-term care, telehealth, and Medicare Advantage.
While working with CBOs staff, visiting scholars may collaborate on research to be published in professional journals, as technical information for staff on Capitol Hill, or for general audiences. The research will draw on many sources of data that CBO has assembled for policy analysis. Visiting scholars will contribute to CBOs analysis of how people might respond to legislative proposals; they will also contribute to the development of models that incorporate such responses and to background information about policy topics for staff on Capitol Hill.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Unpaid

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Unpaid

Qualifications

Visiting scholars will have advanced degrees in their field of research, a record of published research, and a commitment to working collaboratively on policy-relevant research. This opportunity is expected to be of particular interest to people on paid sabbatical from another institution; CBO will provide office space and computing support but will not provide a salary. Full- and part-time schedules are available. Analysis will be conducted at CBOs offices near Capitol Hill and remotely. Scholars will be subject to the agencys ethics and security requirements for the duration of their appointments.

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS:

See Qualifications above

Education

EDUCATION:

Visiting scholars will have advanced degrees in their field of research, a record of published research, and a commitment to working collaboratively on policy-relevant research.

Additional information

This job is being filled by an alternative hiring process and is not in the competitive civil service.