JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)
August 1, 2016 - January 31, 2017
Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Position Title/Short Description
Section: Full-Time Nonacademic
Location: WASHINGTON, District of Columbia, UNITED STATES
JEL Classifications:
E6 -- Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook
E0 -- General
H0 -- General
H2 -- Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
L1 -- Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance
O3 -- Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights
O4 -- Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity
J7 -- Labor Discrimination
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Full Text of JOE Listing:
The Washington Center for Equitable Growth is a non-profit, non-partisan grant-making and research center dedicated to exploring the relationship between economic inequality and economic growth in the United States. The new two-year Post-Doctoral Scholar position is a unique opportunity to conduct academic research in a policy focused environment. The successful candidate will divide time equally between pursuing their own academic research interests in areas related to our mission and supporting our academic grants program and related activities.
Primary responsibilities include:
• Soliciting and reviewing proposals for Equitable Growth's annual competitive grants program and commissioned research series.
• Attending academic conferences and maintaining relationships with the academic community and other professional economists and policymakers.
• Coordinating Equitable Growth's academic seminar or working paper series.
• Contributing to Equitable Growth's long-term strategic planning and helping determine internal research priorities.
• Undertaking independent academic or policy research related to economic inequality and growth.
Qualifications and requirements:
• Ph.D. in economics or related field, received within two years of application deadline.
• Strong understanding of the academic community.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Application Requirements:
- Application Instructions Below