National Bureau of Economic Research

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NBER’s Post-Doctoral Fellowship on Economics of an Aging Workforce, supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, enables outstanding early-career economists to visit NBER’s Cambridge office for one year of intensive research on economic aspects of older workers. Topics may include labor market issues such as the determinants of work and retirement behavior, age discrimination, or the role of workplace attributes in facilitating work. Applications from researchers who are just completing their PhDs, as well as from junior faculty members who may be able to combine this fellowship with early career leave, are welcome.

The fellowship offers a 12-month stipend of $80,000 for academic year 2021-2022, reimbursement for health insurance, and an office at NBER’s Cambridge headquarters. The fellow is expected to spend the academic year at the NBER. A working paper on the funded topic is due by September 2022. Fellowship-related activities are the fellow’s primary responsibility during the year.

Applicants must have completed their PhD by summer 2021. NBER strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, people with disabilities, and veterans. The NBER may be able to sponsor the fellowship recipient for a J-1 visa.

Applications that are not marked “Complete” by the deadline will not be considered.