Participating universities and research institutions offer a variety of part-time RA opportunities. All of the positions below are either part-time or short-term (in the case of summer programs or internships). Some opportunities are geared towards current undergraduates while others are more appropriate for those who have already received a BA. Note there are many programs geared towards undergraduate development that occur in the Summer. While you may spot some of these application deadlines on this page, please check out our Other Programs page for more information about these opportunities.
The postings below are not PREDOC consortium positions, but are positions at each university or institution, and job seekers must separately apply to each posting to be considered. Job seekers in need of reasonable accommodation to complete the application process should contact the institution directly.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
If interested, please use the sign-up form to be emailed directly when positions in your field of interest open. You can learn more about these fields here. PIs looking to hire part-time RAs can email info@predoc.org to advertise on our website.
Sponsoring Institution: The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Research Department
Fields of Research: The Research Division focuses on every aspect of the US economy, from the local to the international level.
Deadline: The position will start August 2026 through December 2026.
Sponsoring Institution: GovAI
Fields of Research: We are interested in candidates from a broad set of professional backgrounds, including those with experience in government, academia, industry, startups, media, or civil society. There are no specific requirements for the role, although we expect that the most promising candidates will typically have relevant professional experience in roles involving, for example, communications, policy, issue advocacy, events, research management, program management, operations, fundraising, or research.
Deadline: Applications close Sunday 12 July 23:59 BST
Location: London
Visa: We are able to sponsor 3-month temporary work visas. For successful applicants who require a visa, note that you will need to remain in your country of visa application for some time while the visa application is underway.
Sponsoring Institution: GovAI
Fields of Research: AI Governance. There are no specific requirements for the role, although we expect that the most promising candidates will typically have relevant graduate study, research experience, or professional experience in policy or related areas. Relevant areas of expertise include – but are by no means limited to – public policy, political science, computer science, economics, biosecurity, cybersecurity, China studies, and risk management (e.g. assurance and auditing).
Deadline: The deadline for applications is 23:59 BST Sunday 12 July, 2026.
Location: London
Visa: We are able to sponsor 3-month temporary work visas. For successful applicants who require a visa, note that you will need to remain in your country of visa application for some time while the visa application is underway.
The San Mateo County Baby Bonus Program
Sponsoring Institution: Stanford’s School of Medicine
Fields of Research: Health operations, social science, or early childhood
Deadline: Rolling
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Visa: No visa sponsorship is available.
Sponsoring Researcher(s): Students from all over the world are encouraged to apply to exciting research projects led by these professors:
Yiling Lou (UIUC),
Reyhaneh Jabbarvand (UIUC),
Jacob Laurel (UIUC alum, now at GaTech),
Saikat Dutta (UIUC alum, now at Cornell),
Wing Lam (UIUC alum, now at GMU),
August Shi (UIUC alum, now at UT Austin),
Owolabi Legunsen (UIUC alum, now at Cornell),
Tianyin Xu (UIUC),
Lingming Zhang (UIUC),
Sasa Misailovic (UIUC),
Shin Hwei Tan (UIUC alum, now at Concordia, Canada),
Marcelo d'Amorim (UIUC alum, now at NC State),
Darko Marinov (UIUC),
Lin Tan (UIUC alum, now at Purdue)
Sponsoring Institution: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Fields of Research: The topics include software engineering for AI, AI for software engineering, software testing, program analysis, compilers, program repair and synthesis, probabilistic programming, distributed systems and operating system reliability, runtime verification, flaky tests, and more.
Deadline: April 15, 2026 (23:59:59pm Anywhere on Earth (AoE) timezone.
Sponsoring Institution: Maryland Department of Health
Fields of Research: Public Health (the program encompasses various exciting areas of this cohort, including Behavioral Sciences, Community Health, Epidemiology, Health Education, Health Informatics, Health Policy, Healthcare Administration, Infectious Disease, Preparedness and Response, and Public Health Communications)
Deadline: March 30, 2026, at 11:59 PM
Location: Statewide (Multiple Counties throughout Maryland)
Sponsoring Institution: Inclusive Action for the City (IAC)
Research Scope: Social safety nets & retirement security
Deadline: Rolling
Duration: 25 hours per week over a six-month period
Location: Los Angeles, California
Sponsoring Institution: The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Fields of Research: Behavioral science, Applied Artificial Intelligence
Deadline: March 9, 2026
Sponsoring Institution: The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Research Department
Research Scope: The Research Division focuses on every aspect of the economy, from the local to the international level. At the Atlanta Fed, studies range from analyzing rural banking markets in the Southeast to designing and testing economic forecasting models used in policy making.
Deadline: February 28, 2026
Start Date: The position will start May 2026 through August 2026
Want to kick off your professional career in a meaningful way? Each year, Brookings provides paid internships to nearly 150 degree-seeking students, and occasionally to recent graduates, with internship cohorts available every spring, summer, and fall. Internships are available in our five research programs (Governance Studies, Economic Studies, Foreign Policy, Global Economy and Development, and Brookings Metro) and in our business units (e.g., communications, finance, human resources)
Sponsoring Institution: Brookings
Fields of Research: Governance Studies, Economic Studies, Foreign Policy, Global Economy and Development, Finance
Application Deadline: February 22, 2026
Cohort Start Dates: June 1, 2026 or June 16, 2026
Cohort End Dates: August 21, 2026 or September 4, 2026
Location: Washington, D.C. (some exceptions)
Sponsoring Researcher(s): Michael Greenstone
Sponsoring Institution: The Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC)
Fields of Research: Environmental and energy economics
Deadline: We have a priority deadline of October 31, 2025, with applications reviewed on a rolling basis thereafter.
Sponsoring Institution: Migration Policy Institute
Fields of Research: Migration policy and economics; displacement; labor inequality
Deadline: November 1, 2025
Location: Internships can be remote or in person.
Visa: Applicants do not need not be a U.S. citizen to apply; however, all applicants must be U.S. work authorized before the internship begins, unless they reside and work from outside the United States throughout the internship cycle.
Sponsoring Institution: Roblox
Fields of Research: Computer science, AI and data science, engineering or a related field
Deadline: Rolling
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