JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)
August 1, 2026 - January 31, 2027
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
Position Title/Short Description
Section: US: Other Academic (Visiting or Temporary)
Location: Stanford, California, UNITED STATES
JEL Classifications:
00 -- 00 - Default: Any Field
A -- General Economics and Teaching
B -- History of Economic Thought, Methodology, and Heterodox Approaches
C -- Mathematical and Quantitative Methods
D -- Microeconomics
E -- Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics
F -- International Economics
G -- Financial Economics
H -- Public Economics
I -- Health, Education, and Welfare
J -- Labor and Demographic Economics
K -- Law and Economics
L -- Industrial Organization
M -- Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics
N -- Economic History
O -- Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth
P -- Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems
Q -- Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics
R -- Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics
Y -- Miscellaneous Categories
Z -- Other Special Topics
Salary Range: $155,000 per year (12 months)
Full Text of JOE Listing:
The Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) (https://siepr.stanford.edu/) invites applications for postdoctoral fellowships in applied economics, starting Summer/Fall 2027, as part of the Young Scholars program (https://siepr.stanford.edu/programs/young-scholars-program). This program supports early-career economists engaged in policy-relevant research, offering a competitive stipend and funding for travel and research.
SIEPR has more than 100 affiliated faculty from all seven schools at Stanford. Fellows will join Stanford’s vibrant economics community, with opportunities to collaborate, connect with mentors, and present their work.
SIEPR aims to promote evidence-based knowledge on economic issues for better-informed policy solutions. Applicants must have completed their Ph.D. between September 1, 2026, and August 31, 2027.
Applicants must submit a Cover Letter outlining research interests and potential SIEPR collaborators, CV, Job Market Paper, and three Letters of Recommendation. The deadline for full consideration is January 4, 2027.
Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Application Requirements:
- Letters of Reference
- Job Market Paper
- Cover Letter
- CV