JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)
August 1, 2023 - January 31, 2024
National Bureau of Economic Research
Position Title/Short Description
Section: Other Nonacademic (Temporary, Part-Time, Non-Salaried, Consulting, Etc.)
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, UNITED STATES
JEL Classifications:
D0 -- General
I1 -- Health
I3 -- Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty
J6 -- Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers
H5 -- National Government Expenditures and Related Policies
Keywords:
Labor
Health
Public Policy
Full Text of JOE Listing:
We are looking to hire a post-doctoral researcher in the broad field of applied microeconomics. The researcher will work at the organization’s Cambridge, MA, headquarters, and will conduct research on labor, health, and public policy issues related to under-represented and Indigenous US populations, in close collaboration with Randall Akee and Emilia Simeonova. Potential topics might include the economic analysis of COVID-19 related mobility restrictions, and related short- and long-term health outcomes; the impact of various place-based policies on the health and socio-economic outcomes of under-represented and Indigenous populations; the intergenerational transmission of inequality and the role of government policies.
Applicants must have completed the PhD by June, 2024. Those who are just completing their PhDs, as well as those on leave from an academic position, are welcome. Applicants must start no later than July 1, 2024; earlier start is possible.
Deadline: December 3, 2023, 11.59pm EST
To Apply: Please upload one pdf containing the following:
1. A one-page summary of research interests and goals
2. CV
3. Writing sample
4. Two recommendation letters
Application Requirements:
- External Application Link