New England HERC

Posting Description

LEAD RESEARCHER, POLICY IMPACTS, Economics, to conduct economic analysis on the welfare impacts of government policies. Will be part of Policy Impacts, an organization co-founded by Professor Hendren that is dedicated to improving the quality of government decision-making by promoting standardization in policy analysis and will work closely with them and a range of collaborators at other universities along with a research team of pre-doctoral fellows based at MIT.

Job Requirements

REQUIRED: PhD in economics, education, public policy, political science, computer science, or a related field; eight years of relevant experience; demonstrated track record of conducting microeconomic analysis and measuring the welfare impact of government policies using a public economic toolkit; and robust management, communication, and technical skills. Job #24468

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The position is based at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, MA.

This is a full time one-year appointment that is renewable annually. An employment term of at least two years is strongly preferred.

The salary range for this position is $150,000-$175,525 and will likely start on the lower end of this range.

We cannot sponsor visas for this position.

9/30/2024