Career pathways / Science Policy Advisor
How to become a Science Policy Advisor
Science policy advisors carry evidence into rooms where budgets and laws are written — advising ministers, running funder strategies, translating research into decisions. A research background plus policy training is the classic route.
Who hires this role
Employer types: government · research funder · academy of sciences
Representative employers: UKRI · NSF · European Commission DG RTD
Knowledge structure
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Quantitative analysisexpected
Policy & institutionscore requirement
Technical / digitalexpected
Languages & communicationexpected
What to study
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