National Bureau of Economic Research

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NBER’s Post-Doctoral Fellowship on Digitization, supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, enables an outstanding early-career economist to visit NBER’s Cambridge office for one year of intensive research on economic aspects of digitization. Topics might include economics of copyright, economics of privacy, measurement of the digital economy. 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 an early career leave, are welcome.

The fellowship consists of a $75,000 stipend for academic year 2019-2020, reimbursement for health insurance, and includes an office at the NBER’s Cambridge headquarters. The fellow is expected to spend the academic year at the NBER, and to participate in the activities of the NBER’s Digitization initiative. Fellowship related activities are expected to represent the fellow’s primary responsibility during the year.

Applicants must have completed their PhD by June, 2019. 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 under its research scholars program.