JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)

August 1, 2026 - January 31, 2027

Good Business Lab

Research Fellow

JOE ID Number: 2026-02_111478449
Date Posted: 11/11/2026
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Research Fellow
Section: Full-Time Nonacademic
Locations: INDIA
UNITED STATES
JEL Classification: 00 -- 00 - Default: Any Field
Full Text of JOE Listing:

Good Business Lab (GBL) is a research-to-action nonprofit that advances access to high-quality jobs for low-income workers. GBL was co-founded by Achyuta Adhvaryu (Professor of Economics, UC San Diego), Anant Nyshadham (Associate Professor, University of Michigan), and Anant Ahuja (Director of ESG and Sustainability, Shahi Exports Pvt. Ltd.).

The Research Fellow will join a team of Principal Investigators (PIs) to provide technical and intellectual leadership across a portfolio of existing research projects and support the development of new research projects. The Fellow will contribute to academic papers, policy briefs, and other research dissemination activities. The position offers an opportunity to work at the intersection of rigorous academic research and real-world policy and practice, in close collaboration with academic researchers, firms, and implementation partners.

The research projects are aligned with GBL's mission of providing better jobs for workers around the globe through evidence-based interventions and policies focused on firms. The projects will cover key thematic areas of GBL's portfolio: Gender, Health, Climate, Livelihoods, and Workplace.

Application Requirements:
  • Application Instructions Below
Application deadline: 03/31/2027
Application Instructions:
Kindly share your CV, cover letter or a research statement highlighting your research agenda by emailing us at recruitment@goodbusinesslab.org with the subject line “Application for Research Fellow”.

Please include an academic paper or PhD chapter that best represents your research, ideally solo-authored.