Hiring Pre-Doctoral Fellows at MIT

 

Nathaniel Hendren is recruiting a Research Fellow based at MIT in Cambridge, MA to conduct economic analysis. The full-time, one year appointment is to begin July 1, 2023, renewable annually based on mutual agreement and availability of funding. An employment term of two years is strongly preferred. The Research Fellow will be part of Policy Impacts, an organization founded by Professor Hendren that is dedicated to improving the quality of government decision-making by promoting standardization in policy analysis.

The pre-doctoral fellow will work directly with Professor Hendren on research topics in applied micro economics and empirical welfare analysis. Topics likely include the welfare analysis of environmental and criminal justice policies, empirical macroeconomics, and the impact and incidence of labor market shocks. Work will involve detailed and careful coding of the welfare impacts of government policies, analysis and coding of large microdatasets, literature reviews, and advanced meta-analysis methods using Stata and GitHub. It will also build upon earlier work studying the welfare impacts of government policies and the impact of local labor markets on upward economic mobility.

The pre-doctoral position is intended to provide experiences that will be most beneficial to applicants intending to pursue graduate work in economics. The work will include in-depth exposure to a broad set of literature in economics and experience with advanced empirical and statistical methods. Pre doctoral fellows are invited to participate in broader activities at MIT, including seminars and courses, and will be connected to a broader community of pre-doctoral fellows at MIT, Blueprint Labs, and Opportunity Insights.

Qualifications and Skills

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in economics, computer science, mathematics, statistics, or a related field.
• Minimum 2 years’ specialized experience with quantitative data analysis, research methods, and/or social sciences research (which may include coursework or experience gained as an undergraduate).
• Programming skills, particularly around data analysis, cleaning, and simulations. Previous fellows in this position have used Stata, R, or Python to conduct analyses.
• Ability to work independently in a self-directed role across multiple projects, managers, and teams.
• Responsibility and Judgement: Deals with confidential information and/or issues using discretion and judgement.

For more information and to submit your application, visit MIT’s hiring site here. The priority application deadline is Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 11:59pm ET. Applications will continue to be accepted after the priority deadline through Monday, November 14, 2022 at 11:59pm ET.