Predoctoral Research Associate in Economics, Education, and Causal Inference Brown University in United States

Katharine Sadowski, Assistant Professor at Stanford University, is admitting a PhD student to join her at the Stanford University Graduate School of Education this coming fall. The research focus is on measuring the effects of local, state, and federal U.S. policies on early childcare access and the workforce. This is a strong fit for students interested in education policy, economics, quantitative methods, and causal inference using quasi-experimental approaches. Applicants should have a strong...

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is advertising a Predoctoral Researcher — Policy Impacts position in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States . This opportunity is aimed at researchers interested in applied microeconomics , welfare analysis , and government policy . The role involves working with large Census/IRS datasets and using Stata, R, and Python , alongside advanced empirical methods, literature reviews, and meta-analysis. Eligibility highlights include a bachelor’s degree in Economi...

University of California, Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy is hiring a postdoc focused on immigration in the United States using quantitative and causal methods . The position is connected to research with Caitlin Patler and shared by Jake Grumbach (Associate Professor of Public Policy, UC Berkeley). The opportunity is especially relevant for candidates with interests in public policy , political science , sociology , statistics , and applied quantitative research on democracy , inequa...

Opportunity Insights at Harvard University is recruiting for a Predoctoral Fellow in economics for the Fall 2026 recruiting round. The role focuses on economic mobility , inequality , neighborhoods , social capital , and large-scale administrative data analysis using quasi-experimental methods . Example project areas include neighborhoods and place-based policy, colleges and workforce training, social networks and mobility, and work connected to the Opportunity Atlas, Social Capital Atlas, and E...

Stanford University’s Office of Postdoctoral Affairs is advertising an open postdoctoral position with faculty mentor Pascal Geldsetzer in the School of Medicine. The project focuses on causal inference and econometric/quasi-experimental approaches for estimating treatment effects, including regression discontinuity and difference-in-differences. The research agenda centers on the link between shingles vaccination and dementia, and more broadly on vaccines, infections, and brain health. The work...