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Research Fellow Position in Development, Labor and Political Economy: Econometrics and Machine Learning Harvard Kennedy School in United States
Degree Level
Postdoc
Field of study
Computer Science
Funding
Available
Deadline
Nov 16, 2026
Country
United States
University
Harvard Business School
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About this position
Harvard Kennedy School’s Center for International Development is recruiting a research fellow for a 24-month project in development, labor and political economy.
The project will use econometric analysis and machine-learning methods to study development initiatives related to social norms, migrant integration, marriage certification and debt bondage. The research spans Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and South Asia, offering a cross-regional setting for applied quantitative research on major social and economic challenges.
The fellowship is associated with Professor Eliana La Ferrara and will involve computational and empirical work using tools such as Stata, LaTeX and Python or R. The position provides an opportunity to contribute to research connecting development economics, labor economics and political economy with data-driven methods.
Funding details
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What's required
Applicants must hold a master's degree in economics, statistics, computer science or mathematics and have a strong academic record. They must have excellent command of Stata and LaTeX, proficiency in Python or R, and excellent English. The application requires transcripts, a CV, cover letter, writing sample, two references and a code sample.
How to apply
Send transcripts, CV, cover letter, writing sample, two references and a code sample as a combined PDF to [email protected].
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