University of California, Los Angeles

Position Title/Short Description

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The California Center for Population Research at the University of California, Los Angeles invites applications for a renewable 2-year post-doctoral fellowship starting September 2024. The post-doctoral scholar will collaborate with Martha Bailey and project collaborators to build the Longitudinal, Intergenerational Family Electronic Microdata (LIFE-M) project (life-m.org) and use these data for research. Funded by the NSF and NIH, LIFE-M studies four generations of U.S. families linked using vital records combined with census information. LIFE-M pioneers new data linking methods, creates new data for public use, and uses these data to document intergenerational mobility and health over the 20th century, the long-run effects of early childhood interventions, and the impacts of public policies.

The post-doctoral scholar will help expand data linkages to new data sources and new states, and carry out econometric analyses of linked data independently and as part of a team. The position also includes management of staff programmers and research assistants supporting these activities.

Requirements for the position are a Ph.D. in Economics, Public Policy, or a closely-related field with experience in data science, historical demography, applied statistics or econometrics and strong programming, writing, and teamwork skills. Previous experience in data linking and machine learning are strongly preferred.

The University of California is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Application Requirements:

Application Instructions Below
Letters of Reference Instructions Below

Reference Instructions:
Please send three reference letters electronically to ccpradmin@ccpr.ucla.edu.

Application Instructions:
Applicants may initiate the process by submitting a letter describing their scholarly activities and interests in the California Center for Population Research and the position. Please include a CV, three letters of reference, and up to two recent publications or writing samples. Salary is highly competitive.

Please send all documents to ccpradmin@ccpr.ucla.edu

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.