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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Researcher, Policy Impacts in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Researcher, Policy Impacts

  • Job Number: 24467

  • Functional Area: Research - Social Science

  • Department: Economics

  • School Area: Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences

  • Employment Type: Full-time (Hybrid)

  • Employment Category: Exempt

  • Visa Sponsorship Available: No

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    Posting Description

    RESEARCHER, POLICY IMPACTS, Economics, to conduct economic analysis on the welfare impacts of government policies. Will be part of Policy Impacts (https://policyimpacts.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Researcher-Job-Description_Policy-Impacts-2024.pdf) , an organization co-founded by Professor Hendren, that is dedicated to improving the quality of government decision-making by promoting standardization in policy analysis and work closely with them and a range of collaborators at other universities along with a research team of pre-doctoral fellows based at MIT.

    Job Requirements

REQUIRED: PhD in economics, education, public policy, political science, computer science, or a related field; seven years of relevant experience; demonstrated record of conducting microeconomic analysis and measuring the welfare impact of government policies using a public economic toolkit; and robust management, communication, and technical skills. Job #24467

Find the full posting and application instructions here (https://policyimpacts.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Researcher-Job-Description_Policy-Impacts-2024.pdf) .

The position is based at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, MA.

This is a full time one-year appointment that is renewable annually. An employment term of at least two years is strongly preferred.

The salary range for this position is $124,000-$144,550 and will likely start on the lower end of this range.

We cannot sponsor visas for this position.

9/30/2024

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