"At the Congressional Research Service we consider it a privilege and a calling to work for the U.S. Congress"   - Daniel P. Mulhollan, Director

Who We Are

For nearly a century, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) has had a long and unique tradition of providing confidential, authoritative and objective analyses to Congress to support its legislative deliberations and oversight activities. Located on Capitol Hill, within the Library of Congress, CRS employees are shared staff to committees and Members of both the House and Senate. 

CRS experts identify and clarify policy problems and explore policy options, assess the implications of proposed policy alternatives, monitor and assess program implementation and oversight, and help congressional staff understand legislative procedures and processes.

Working in our dynamic and engaging environment, you will have the opportunity to become a part of a team of nearly 700 employees Service-wide, including more than 450 policy analysts, attorneys, information professionals and experts in a variety of disciplines - from law, economics and foreign affairs to defense and homeland security, public administration, education, health care, immigration, energy, environmental protection, science and technology. The breadth and depth of this expertise enables CRS staff to mobilize quickly, working together in flexible groups to provide integrated analyses of complex issues.

Career Opportunity

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) is seeking a dynamic and innovative senior leader to plan, direct and evaluate research and analytical activities in the field of domestic social policy for the United States Congress.   The assistant director of the Domestic Social Policy Division will have overall responsibility for leading a staff of nearly 100 employees in meeting the policy analysis needs of the Congress on matters relating to education, labor, income security, immigration, criminal justice, health policy, and child and family well-being.  These issues are among the most critical issues facing the country now, and for years to come.  The assistant director will be expected to manage the research to help Congress in its decision-making with regard to these important policy problems.

The assistant director reports to the CRS director, advising on all aspects of the research management and operations of the Service and exercising overall responsibility and delegated authority for the oversight and administration of the Domestic Social Policy Division's human, financial, material, and information research assets.

If selected as the Assistant Director, you will contribute to the CRS mission by:

* Ensuring that the research and analysis produced in this area is of the highest quality, consistently meeting Congress's expectations for objective, nonpartisan, timely, legislatively relevant, authoritative and accessible support.

* Collaborating with other senior research division leaders to assure full identification of significant issues and developing analytical approaches.

* Performing special research, consultative or management assignments as requested by the CRS director.

Salary:

This is an executive level position ($157,050-$162,900).  Applications will be accepted through November 20, 2009. For more information and how to apply, please visit our website at http://www.loc.gov/crsinfo. 

CRS is the public policy research arm of the United States Congress and is fully committed to workforce diversity.