JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)

August 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026

Harvard Kennedy School

Growth Lab
Fellow, Economic Analysis and Data Management

JOE ID Number: 2025-02_111477057
Date Posted: 12/10/2025
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Fellow, Economic Analysis and Data Management
Section: US: Other Academic (Visiting or Temporary)
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, UNITED STATES
JEL Classifications:
O0 -- General
O1 -- Economic Development
O2 -- Development Planning and Policy
O3 -- Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights
O4 -- Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity
O5 -- Economywide Country Studies
Keywords:
Economic Growth
Development
Research
Analysis
Data Management
Data Science
Urban Economics
Full Text of JOE Listing:

The Growth Lab is seeking a highly motivated Fellow to contribute to our research on urban economics, innovation, and human capital formation, focusing on analyzing large-scale data on individuals, firms, and occupations.

The Growth Lab Fellow, Economic Analysis & Data Management, is a challenging role that offers a unique opportunity to work on new research and its application to real-world development problems related to economic growth. Under the guidance of Professor Ricardo Hausmann, Director of Academic Research at the Growth Lab, and in collaboration with affiliated professors and senior researchers, the Fellow will contribute to the lab’s core research agenda, focusing particularly on urban economics, innovation, and human capital formation.

The Fellow will apply and develop skills related to data science, sustainability science, network science, input-output modeling, and machine learning (as it relates to problems in economic analysis).


Full Job Posting:
https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/jobs-opportunities/fellow-economic-analysis-and-data-management/

Application Requirements:
- cover letter
- resume/CV
- all available university transcripts
- writing sample
- two letters of reference emailed to growthlab@hks.harvard.edu directly from the writer

To Apply:
https://bit.ly/eadmFellow

Please email growthlab@hks.harvard.edu with any questions.

Application Requirements:
  • External Application Link
  • Letters of Reference Instructions Below
Application deadline: 01/15/2026
Reference Instructions:
Applicants are required to provide two letters of reference, which should be emailed directly by the writer to growthlab@hks.harvard.edu