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Predoctoral Researcher

Job Number: 25113
Functional Area: Research - Social Science
Department: Blueprint Labs
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Employment Type: Full-time (Hybrid)
Employment Category: Exempt
Visa Sponsorship Available: No
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Posting Description

PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS, Blueprint Labs, to support research initiatives; work closely with one or more of the Blueprint Labs Directors or Co-Directors, including Josh Angrist, Parag Pathak, Nikhil Agarwal, and David Autor, plus collaborators at other universities; and construct and prepare data for analysis, conducting analysis in Stata, Python, and/or R (or similar), presenting results and engaging in discussion in project meetings, and editing papers and other materials for publication and diverse audiences. Blueprint Labs uses data, econometrics, and analytic tools to generate insights on the consequences of policy choices and improve society.

The full job description is available here: https://blueprintlabs.mit.edu/careers/.

Job Requirements

REQUIRED: A bachelor’s degree in economics, computer science, mathematics, statistics, or a related field; a minimum of two years of specialized experience quantitative data analysis, research methods, and/or social sciences research (which may include coursework or experience gained as an undergraduate); experience with programming skills, particularly around data analysis, cleaning, and simulations. Job #25113

This is a full-time, one-year appointment that is renewable annually, contingent on funding and mutual agreement.

The starting salary for a Predoctoral Researcher is $69,294 and includes standard MIT employee benefits.

Applicants must apply via MIT’s hiring site and complete an application at this link.

This is not a data scientist role; some minimum economics training is required.

Based at MIT in Cambridge, MA.

7/31/2025