The Graduate Center, CUNY

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Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality

The Graduate Center, CUNY (New York, NY)       

VACANCY – Postdoctoral Scholar (CUNY title: Research Associate)   

Full-time, 2-year appointment, beginning August 2027
Salary: $90,000/year, benefits, funding for research-related expenses

The Stone Center is hiring a postdoctoral scholar with a recent Ph.D. to spend two years researching wealth inequality in the U.S. or other countries, or through cross-country comparisons. This postdoctoral scholar will join the international GC Wealth Project team. Priority will be given to candidates who conduct research in the following areas:

Distribution of private and public wealth, wealth inequality, and wealth concentration
Land distribution and inequality
Intergroup wealth disparities (e.g., by gender, race, ethnicity, migration status, subnational unit)
Intersection of wealth inequality, climate policies, and climate crisis
Determinants (including public policies) and consequences of wealth concentration
The economics of property and ownership rights
Wealth taxes, real estate, and property taxes, estate/inheritance/gift (EIG) taxes, and/or other policies that shape wealth accumulation and wealth transfers; behavioral responses.

See the full description and application.

Applications are due by November 2, 2026.

Applicants should have a Ph.D. degree in economics, sociology, political science, demography, public policy, or a related social science discipline by late August 2027.