CIRCLE Job Opportunities

The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) is a research-based think tank studying how young people in the United States learn to become active participants in our democracy. CIRCLE studies a broad range of topics, including electoral engagement, K-12 civic education, youth organizing, youth and civic media, and community characteristics that promote civic development. The central focus of its work is expanding access to civic learning and engagement opportunities by illuminating and working with others to address systemic inequalities and marginalization. CIRCLE is part of the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life at Tufts University.

RFP - Data Consultant 

Dates: January 4 to June 30, 2027
Location: Hybrid at Tufts University, Medford, MA or Remote/Virtual 
Compensation: The approximate budget for consultant labor is $19,000, from January 4 to June 30, 2027.

CIRCLE requests proposals from individuals interested in working as a data consultant on a new project: "Mapping Civic Deserts, Assessing Civic Homes: A Place-Based Index Validated with Young People." The contract will begin on Jan 4, 2027. The role of the data consultant is to build a reproducible R pipeline for a census-tract-level “civic desert” index for youth ages 18-29, using geographically linked administrative data on associational, public, and connective civic infrastructure.

Click here for the full job description, scope of work, and proposal requirements.

Email proposals as a single PDF to circle@tufts.edu by 5:00 p.m. EST on Friday, November 20, 2026.