Pre-Doctoral Fellowship (Profs Chodorow-Reich, Gabaix, Straub) - Military veterans preferred

Harvard University


Title: Pre-Doctoral Fellowship (Profs Chodorow-Reich, Gabaix, Straub)

School: Faculty of Arts and Sciences


Position Description: Professors Gabriel Chodorow-Reich, Xavier Gabaix and Ludwig Straub of the Harvard Economics Department are seeking a predoctoral fellow for the 2025-2026 academic year. The fellow will be actively involved in all stages of macroeconomics (and sometimes finance) research, including brainstorming, literature reviews, data search and curation, data analysis and programming / coding state-of-the-art models.

The fellow will also be an active participant in the Harvard University research community. The fellowship includes opportunities to develop a research agenda in related topics, to attend seminars, and to audit a course (with permission of the instructors). The position is the ideal training ground for a recent graduate who is interested in pursuing a PhD in Economics.

Salary is $55,000, plus benefits. Expected start date is during the summer of 2025. The ideal length of the position is two years, of which the second year is conditional on performance and mutual agreement.

Visa can be arramged.

Basic Qualifications:

• The candidate must have a bachelor's degree in economics, computer science, or another quantitative discipline (such as, but not limited to, physics, engineering, or mathematics).
• A strong foundation in programming (especially Python, Matlab and Stata) is highly desirable.
• The candidate must be self-directed, thrive on independent problem solving, and must have an active interest in macroeconomic and/or finance research.

Special Instructions: Please upload:

• CV
• Transcript
• One letter of recommendation
• One-page statement describing your research and programming experience, and interests.

Candidates who advance to a second round will be invited to complete a programming test and participate in an online interview.

Applicants will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

Contact Information: Shree M

Contact Email: econacademicappointments@fas.harvard.edu

Equal Opportunity Employer: We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions or any other characteristic protected by law.




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