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Role

AI for Political Scientists

Robert MacKelfresh

By Robert MacKelfresh

Founder, Automation Squad

Study the origin, development, and operation of political systems. May study topics, such as public opinion, political decisionmaking, and ideology. May analyze the structure and operation of governments, as well as various political entities. May conduct public opinion surveys, analyze election results, or analyze public documents.

Political Scientists · O*NET 19-3094.00 · Job Zone 5 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor occupation database

Automation coverage

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The tools this job actually uses

39 documented for this occupation. Showing 39, hot technologies first. A filled dot means an AI solution exists for it.

  • Adobe Acrobathot
  • IBM SPSS Statisticshot
  • Microsoft Accesshot
  • Microsoft Active Server Pages ASPhot
  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft Outlookhot
  • Microsoft PowerPointhot
  • Microsoft SharePointhot
  • Microsoft Visiohot
  • Microsoft Wordhot
  • Pythonhot
  • Rhot
  • SAP softwarehot
  • SAShot
  • Tableauhot
  • Bare Bones Software BBEdit
  • CQ Press Political Reference Suite
  • Data visualization software
  • DataMystic TextPipe Pro
  • EBSCO Publishing Academic Search Premier
  • EBSCO Publishing Political Science Complete
  • Email software
  • Europa World Plus
  • FedStats
  • Gale Expanded Academic ASAP PLUS
  • IDM Computer Solutions UltraEdit
  • Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) database
  • JSTOR database
  • JudgeIt II
  • Library of Congress E-resources Online Catalog
  • Microsoft Publisher
  • Oxford Reference Online
  • ProQuest Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS) database
  • ProQuest Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
  • Sage Reference Online
  • StataCorp Stata
  • Structure query language SQL
  • WinBUGS

What this job involves

14 documented tasks, most important first. Showing 14.

  1. Teach political science.
  2. Maintain current knowledge of government policy decisions.
  3. Develop and test theories, using information from interviews, newspapers, periodicals, case law, historical papers, polls, or statistical sources.
  4. Disseminate research results through academic publications, written reports, or public presentations.
  5. Advise political science students.
  6. Collect, analyze, and interpret data, such as election results and public opinion surveys, reporting on findings, recommendations, and conclusions.
  7. Interpret and analyze policies, public issues, legislation, or the operations of governments, businesses, and organizations.
  8. Identify issues for research and analysis.
  9. Serve on committees.
  10. Forecast political, economic, and social trends.
  11. Consult with and advise government officials, civic bodies, research agencies, the media, political parties, and others concerned with political issues.
  12. Evaluate programs and policies, and make related recommendations to institutions and organizations.
  13. Provide media commentary or criticism related to public policy and political issues and events.
  14. Write drafts of legislative proposals, and prepare speeches, correspondence, and policy papers for governmental use.