JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)
August 1, 2026 - January 31, 2027
The City University of New York
Position Title/Short Description
Section: US: Other Academic (Visiting or Temporary)
Location: New York City, New York, UNITED STATES
JEL Classifications:
I2 -- Education and Research Institutions
H2 -- Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
I3 -- Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty
Keywords:
Postdoctoral Scholar
Economic Inequality
Socio-economic Inequality
Full Text of JOE Listing:
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 to spend two years researching economic inequality. Priority will be given to candidates whose work focuses on one or more of the following:
Global inequality, currently or historically
Economic inequality in historical perspective
Economic inequality in China
The postdoctoral scholar will have the opportunity to work individually on their own projects and to collaborate with Professor Branko Milanovic, as well as other Stone Center senior scholars and postdoctoral scholars.
See the full job description at https://www.cuny.edu/employment/ and search for Job ID 32384.
Applications are due by November 2, 2026.
Applicants should have a Ph.D. degree in economics, history, sociology, political science, demography, public policy, or a related social science discipline by late August 2027.
Application Requirements:
- External Application Link