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Join a powerful, growing community of over 570 forward-thinking data advocates and leaders across more than 37 states and 280+ education organizations. The Strategic Data Project (SDP) is an initiative of the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University. The SDP Fellowship program helps school system leaders use data and evidence in strategic decision-making to improve public education. By placing fellows in school systems and education organizations across the United States, SDP provides a unique entry point for passionate quantitative researchers and data strategists who want to make a difference. 

The SDP Fellowship is a unique opportunity, combining full-time employment as an education data analyst/researcher at an SDP-approved partner organization (a school district, state education agency, postsecondary system, non-profit, etc.) and two-years of intensive in-person and virtual professional development, training, and mentorship to build your toolkit as an education data leader. As a fellow, you and your host agency will develop clear priorities and plans for using data and build organizational willingness to use data for decision-making. Over the course of two years, fellows participate in a series of tailored workshops, both virtual and in person, to develop their measurement, leadership, communication and education policy skills. Training is delivered by Harvard-affiliated researchers and practitioners and fellows are supported by faculty advisors, fellowship alumni mentors, and their colleagues across the SDP network.

Learn more about past fellows’ work by visiting the SDP blog. In the past, fellows have tackled strategic data projects in one of the following focus areas: 

program evaluation , data visualization , early warning indicator systems , data management governance , survey design and analysis , data dashboards , student pathways and postsecondary success , educator quality, pipeline, and training, and more! 

New to Cohort 16 is our first ever Early Education Working Group, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In this working group, 8-10 fellows at state and/or district early education partner agencies will collaborate to answer common questions (from Child Trend's STEP Forward with Data Framework) facing early education, participate in additional workshops and training, and contribute to a public-facing analytic tool. 

Fellows are paid an annual salary of $75,000-90,000 USD plus appropriate benefits by their placement organization. Salary is commensurate with experience and must be negotiated with the host organization. The Fellowship lasts two years (Summer/Fall 2024 through Summer 2026) with the possibility for longer-term employment. Exact salaries, benefits, hybrid work arrangements, etc. differ and must be negotiated with the host organization.

The Application Process, , Upcoming Deadlines:

Round I: closed

Round II: Application Opens: October 23, 2023, Application Deadline: February 12, 2024, 9:00am ET, Application Review Period: February 12-16, 2024, Analytic Task 1: February 16-22, 2024, Virtual Screening Interviews: March 4-12, 2024, Analytic Task 2: March 18-25, 2024, Virtual Selection Day Interviews: March 27-28, 2024, Decision Notification: April 2, 2024, Partner Agency Interviews: beginning mid-April 2024, 

Round III: Application Opens: February 16, 2024, Application Deadline: Monday, May 6, 2024, 9:00am ET, Application Review Period: May 6-9, 2024, Analytic Task 1: May 10-15, 2024, Virtual Screening Interviews: May 29 - June 4, 2024, Analytic Task 2: June 5-12, 2024, Virtual Selection Day Interviews: June 17-18, 2024, Decision Notification: June 25, 2024, Partner Agency Interviews: June-July, 2024

All dates and deadlines are subject to change.

Following each application deadline, we will invite successful candidates to move through the selection process. This process includes a technical analytic assignment, a virtual screening interview, and a virtual interview day. Candidates who are selected from the virtual interview day will interview remotely or on-site at an SDP partner organization. After receiving and accepting an offer from a placement, fellows are welcomed to the fellowship.

Please follow the link to complete the online application:

Location

Multiple US locations

Application Deadline Date

May 6 2024

Audience

Graduate Students Master in Teaching Students: Elementary Certified Teachers Graduate Alumni

Salary

$85000 DOE

Benefits

Benefits of the SDP Fellowship Two-years of full-time employment with annual salary + benefits, with potential for continued employment Mission-driven analytic work, tackling high-impact challenges in the education sector Network of talented life-long colleagues and peers in the education data field Ongoing professional development and training In-person and virtual workshops, learning modules, and conferences (travel + lodging included) Active network-wide slack channel Word class mentorship from faculty (Harvard + other institutions)and SDP fellowship alumni Global alumni network Pathways to leadership