The Rent Guidelines Board is currently accepting applications for the following position:
Title: Assistant Research Director
Agency: NYC Rent Guidelines Board (RGB)
Hours/Shift: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Includes paid 1-hour lunch break)
Location: New York, NY
Salary Range: $100,000-$110,000
About the NYC Rent Guidelines Board
The NYC Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) is mandated to establish rent adjustments for the approximately one million dwelling units subject to the Rent Stabilization Law in New York City. The Board holds an annual series of public meetings and hearings to consider research from staff and testimony from tenants, owners, advocacy groups, elected officials, and industry experts. The RGB staff provides administrative and technical support to the Board, preparing extensive research on the economic conditions of the stabilized residential real estate industry—including operating and maintenance costs, cost of financing, housing supply, and cost of living indices. RGB staff engages in year-round research efforts, publishes annual reports for public and governmental use, and provides information to the public on housing-related inquiries.
Role Overview
As Assistant Research Director you will coordinate and execute complex research projects in consultation with the Director of Research and Executive Director. In addition to contributing to the Board’s seven annual reports, you will respond in a timely manner to research requests and data inquiries from Board members.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead mixed-method research studies analyzing housing affordability, tenant income and affordability metrics, mortgage financing, housing supply, and building operating income and expenses.
- Perform statistical analysis on large administrative datasets from city and state agencies, including the NYC Department of Finance (DOF), NYC Department of City Planning (DCP), NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), and NYS Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), as well as large-scale survey datasets (e.g., U.S. Census Bureau).
- Ensure rigorous quality control and data accuracy across all assigned work while proposing and implementing methodologies to enhance the Board’s seven annual reports.
- Draft technical research reports, briefs, policy presentations, and responses to Board member inquiries.
Minimum Qualifications
- A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college with a major in city planning, economics, public policy, public administration, political science, statistics, data science, or a closely related field, and seven (7) to ten (10) years of satisfactory, full-time, responsible experience in housing, planning, policy analysis, state-federal-city relations, or community relations involving data analysis and report/brief production; OR
- A satisfactory equivalent combination of education and experience.
Preferred Qualifications & Skills
- Graduate degree in Urban Planning, Public Policy, Public Administration, Economics, Data Analytics, or a related field.
- Demonstrated experience independently managing complex quantitative and qualitative research projects from inception to publication.
- Knowledge of the New York City rent stabilization system, housing affordability policies, and owner operating cost dynamics, paired with hands-on experience acquiring and analyzing municipal and public datasets.
- Proficiency in one or more statistical programming packages (e.g., R, Stata, SPSS, SAS).
- Strong track record of developing executive policy reports, legislative testimony, and/or public communications.
- Proven ability to present complex findings to senior leadership, board members, and/or public stakeholders.
Applications may be sent to [email protected].