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Postdoctoral Associate

Job Number: 24459
Functional Area: Research - Social Science
Department: Economics
School Area: Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences

Employment Type: Full-Time
Employment Category: Exempt
Visa Sponsorship Available: Yes
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Job Description

POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Economics, working with Nathaniel Hendren and collaborators from other universities and a research team of pre-doctoral fellows based at MIT to conduct economic analysis on the welfare impacts of government policies as part of Policy Impacts, an organization co-founded by Professor Hendren that is dedicated to improving the quality of government decision-making by promoting standardization in policy analysis.

Job Requirements

REQUIRED: PhD in economics, education, public policy, political science, computer science, or a related field; demonstrated track record of conducting microeconomic analysis and measuring the welfare impact of government policies using a public economic toolkit; demonstrated management, communication, and technical skills. Job #24459

The Postdoctoral Associate will receive a full-time, one-year appointment that is renewable annually. An employment term of at least two years is strongly preferred.

View the full posting and application instructions using this link.

9/26/24