JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)
August 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
National Bureau of Economic Research
Position Title/Short Description
Section: US: Other Academic (Visiting or Temporary)
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, UNITED STATES
JEL Classifications:
H -- Public Economics
I -- Health, Education, and Welfare
J -- Labor and Demographic Economics
Keywords:
Wealth Distribution
Earnings
Economics of Discrimination
Stratification
Status Update: No longer accepting applications
Full Text of JOE Listing:
NBER's Post-Doctoral Fellowship on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Economic Outcomes, supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, provides the opportunity for an early-career economist to visit NBER's Cambridge headquarters for a year of intensive research studying disparities in economic outcomes, particularly racial and ethnic disparities in wealth, labor market outcomes, and the impact of economic shocks such as downturns.
Applications from researchers just completing their PhDs, as well as from junior faculty who may be able to combine the fellowship with early career leave, are welcome.
The fellowship will provide a 12-month stipend of $100,000, reimbursement for health insurance, a travel and research allowance, and an office at the NBER’s Cambridge headquarters. Fellows are expected to spend the academic year at the NBER, and fellowship-related activities are expected to represent their primary responsibility.
Applicants must have completed their PhD by June 2026. The NBER may be able to sponsor the fellowship recipients for a J-1 visa under its research scholars’ program.
Applications must be marked “Complete” by the deadline to be considered.
Application Requirements:
- Research Proposal
- Letters of Reference
- Question and Answer
- CV