JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)
August 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025
Yale University
Position Title/Short Description
Section: US: Other Academic (Visiting or Temporary)
Location: New Haven, Connecticut, UNITED STATES
JEL Classifications:
00 -- 00 - Default: Any Field
O -- Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth
E -- Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics
I -- Health, Education, and Welfare
Q -- Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics
J -- Labor and Demographic Economics
Keywords:
Full Text of JOE Listing:
The Yale Research Initiative on Innovation and Scale (Y-RISE) at the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale University seeks to appoint a Post-Doctoral Associate starting in the 2025-2026 academic year. This is a one-year appointment with a possibility of renewal for up to three years, conditional on satisfactory progress and performance. Candidates must have research experience and training in social sciences or public policy.
This position will focus on developing a research and policy agenda focused on the complexities that arise when taking development interventions to scale. With the complexities of scale as a central interest, research and policy activities may span a broad range of topics such as water, sanitation, and hygiene; migrant integration and livelihoods; electrification, energy and the environment; agricultural extensions; transportation; housing and infrastructure; reducing gender-based violence; delivery of physical health, mental health, and education services; climate change adaptation; and income generation. The successful candidate will work closely with Professor Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak and have the opportunity to collaborate with leading researchers who are part of the Y-RISE affiliate network. See the full list of network affiliates here: https://yrise.yale.edu/people/
The salary for this position is commensurate with experience and complies with the Yale Office of Postdoctoral Affairs compensation policy and includes a benefits package.
The responsibilities in this position could include, but are not limited to:
Developing new research projects in partnership with Y-RISE
Engaging in research and primary data collection activities in partnership with Y-RISE
Teaching up to two courses each year
Qualifications
A Ph.D. in economics, public policy, or other quantitative social science disciplines such as political science, demography by the time of appointment.
Attention to detail and advanced writing and presentation skills for communicating policy lessons.
All application materials must be submitted online via Interfolio: https://apply.interfolio.com/158681
Application Requirements:
- External Application Link