See below for open opportunities in the Harvard Department of Economics.
Post-Doctoral Fellow -
We are seeking a Post-Doctoral Fellow who will work in the field of economic theory to conduct rigorous, high-quality research in these areas. As a member of the department and the theory field, the Post-Doctoral Fellow will work on topics in economic theory.
- Conducts in-depth high-quality research.
- Develops research methods to answer academic questions of interest
- Develops paper and slide material for disseminating research results to various audiences and stakeholders.
- Develops and implements efficient coding and data handling processes
- Meets with and briefs relevant external collaborators on research
- Authors or co-authors publications
- May work or oversee junior research fellows and graduate students
*Position will be 1-year from the date of appointment, renewable for a second year. Visa can be arranged.
Pre-Doctoral Fellowship (Prof. Gabaix) -
Professor Xavier Gabaix seeks a highly skilled and motivated individual to work as a full-time predoctoral fellow for a period of at least one year. The preferred start date is August 1, 2024 although earlier or later start dates may be feasible, including starting this academic year.
We’re looking for two types of predoctoral fellows:
- “Machine learning” track: you’re very skilled in machine learning, in particular large language models. Ideally, you would have a Masters in computer science, but a strong undergraduate training in computer science is a fine substitute. Knowledge of economics/finance is optional. Still, the position is particularly instructive if you want to pursue a PhD later in economics or finance, or perhaps in computer science.
- “Macro-finance-behavioral” track: you need to be analytically very strong, and good at programming (e.g. Python). Topics will cover macro-finance, and behavioral theory. The fellow will be actively involved in all stages of research, including brainstorming, proofreading, literature reviews, data search and curation, data analysis, programming. You aspire to do a PhD in economics / finance later.
Pre-Doctoral Fellowship (Prof. Enke/Becker) -
We are looking to hire a full-time pre-doctoral fellow for the academic year 2024-2025, with the expectation that the candidate is available for a second year. The pre-doc will be based at Harvard and will closely collaborate with us on all aspects of our research in behavioral economics, cultural economics and political economy. For example, recent work in behavioral economics includes research on the complexity of economic decisions. The pre-doc’s task will include designing and implementing experiments; analyzing survey, observational and textual data; and machine learning applications to experimental data.
For examples of recent papers on these topics, please see our websites:
The position is ideally suited for students who would like to improve their research skills to prepare themselves for graduate school.
Pre-Doctoral Fellowship (Prof Kreindler) -
Professor Gabriel Kreindler is seeking a predoctoral fellow. The fellow will work on projects in the areas of urban, spatial and development economics, which involve structural modeling and estimation and large-scale randomized experiments.
This position will last for one year, from July 2024 until June 2025. The fellow will be an active participant in the Harvard research community and will have opportunities to develop their own research agenda. The fellowship may lead to co-authoring papers with the PI.More information on Professor Kreindler can be found at this link: https://sites.google.com/site/gabrielkreindler
Responsibilities will include:
• Designing, writing, and fine-tuning code for structural model simulation, with a focus on computational performance. Most of the code will use the Julia programming language
• Non-linear estimation and other statistical analyses
• Running power calculations for randomized controlled trials using structural models
• Assisting in the preparation of academic journal submissions and code and data for publication
• Literature reviews
Pre-doc (Melissa Dell) -
Professor Melissa Dell is seeking a predoctoral fellow. This position will be for one year, from July 2024 until June 2025. The fellow will be an active participant in the Harvard research community and will have opportunities to co-author papers with the PI and develop their own research agenda. More information on Professor Dell can be found at this link:
https://dell-research-harvard.github.io/
Responsibilities will include:
- Training and fine-tuning deep learning-based models, drawing from computer vision, natural language processing, and graph neural networks
- Preparing transparent, interactive data visualizations
- Conducting statistical analyses
- Literature reviews
- Assisting in the preparation of academic papers being submitted to journals
- Preparing code and data for publication
Chae Research fellow (Gabriel Chodorow-Reich) -
We are seeking a Research Fellow who will work in the field of macroeconomics to conduct rigorous, high-quality research on firm dynamics. As a member of the department and macro field, the Research Fellow will:
- Conduct independent in-depth high-quality research in the areas of macroeconomics and trade.
- Develop research methods to answer academic questions of interest
- Develop paper and slide material for disseminating research results to various audiences and stakeholders.
- Attend research workshops in macroeconomics
- Provide advice to Ph.D. students in related fields
- Author or co-author publications
*Position will be 1-year from the date of appointment.