Careers at RFF
Find out more about RFF's jobs, fellowships, internships, and more.
Jobs
Resources for the Future provides the ideal setting for academics, researchers, and others passionate about improving environmental, energy, and natural resource decisions through impartial economic research and policy engagement. View current openings.
Internships
Internships offer students and recent graduates the opportunity to experience working in a world-renowned center for environmental and energy research. Find out more about our various internship offerings:
Opportunities with Partner Organizations
Find out about career opportunities at institutions collaborating with RFF on research projects:
RFF-CMCC European Institute on Economics and the Environment (Italy)
Environment for Development (multiple locations)
Why Work at RFF?
Excellence in Scholarship
We are committed to being the most widely trusted source of research insights and policy solutions leading to a healthy environment and a thriving economy.
A Place to Thrive
RFF is a place for collaborating, learning, and growing. Career development opportunities include participation in regular in-house seminars and mentorship from some of the world's leading environmental and natural resource economists.
Generous Benefits
RFF offers health and life insurance, retirement programs, and pre-tax commuter assistance and daycare assistance. At our Washington DC offices, we provide free coffee, newspapers, and access to numerous online publications and journals.
Inspirational Surrounds
Our green roof, and accompanying deck with views of the Washington DC skyline, provide a fantastic setting for a lunches, group meetings, or to just unwind. Another great spot is our beautiful, leafy courtyard and Emery Castle Rose Garden, where our scholars can often be found during the spring and summer months.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
RFF is committed to being the most widely trusted source of research insights and policy solutions leading to a healthy environment and a thriving economy. Our position as a source of high-quality, innovative research and policy engagement relies on a skilled, diverse workforce and an inclusive, respectful environment. People are RFF’s greatest asset. We value the unique contributions of each member of RFF’s community, and we realize that success comes through teamwork where each individual contributes to our mission. We commit to fostering an environment that empowers everyone at RFF to thrive. We have a collective responsibility to serve the public good, and RFF’s unique mission guides us in making the positive change we need to see in the world. To learn more, click here.
FAQs about Research Life at RFF
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