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Caitlin Patler

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Postdoc in US Immigration Policy and Causal Research University of California, Berkeley in United States

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Sociology

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Postdoctoral scholar employee position at the Goldman School of Public Policy; funding details, salary, and duration are not specified in the post.

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University of California, Berkeley

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About this position

Postdoctoral Scholar opening in US immigration policy, with research spanning causal inference, policy evaluation, immigrant children and families, and community-level impacts. The position is associated with the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, and is being advertised by Caitlin Patler in collaboration with Chloe East (University of Colorado Boulder Economics).

The role includes causal research on the impacts of immigration policy, rapid-response descriptive work in partnership with non-academic partners, and related research tasks. This is a strong fit for candidates with interests in public policy, economics, sociology, political science, and applied quantitative research.

No detailed eligibility criteria are listed in the post, but applicants should be prepared for postdoctoral-level research responsibilities and policy-relevant work. The announcement does not specify funding amount, duration, or deadline.

How to apply: use the Berkeley AP Recruit posting at the application link provided in the announcement and follow the instructions in the job portal.

Funding details

Postdoctoral scholar employee position at the Goldman School of Public Policy; funding details, salary, and duration are not specified in the post.

What's required

Candidates should be qualified for a postdoctoral scholar position and interested in causal research on immigration policy impacts, as well as rapid-response descriptive work with non-academic partners. The post does not list specific degree, test, or GPA requirements.

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