Postdoctoral Associate, Policy Impacts

Cambridge, MA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Posting Description

POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE POLICY IMPACTS Economics to conduct economic analysis on the welfare impacts of government policies; be part of Policy Impacts 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 Nathaniel Hendren and a range of collaborators at other universities along with a research team of pre-doctoral fellows based at MIT.

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Job Requirements

REQUIRED: Candidates must have a doctoral degree in economics education public policy political science computer science or a related field. Candidates should have a demonstrated track record of conducting microeconomic analysis and measuring the welfare impact of government policies using a public economic toolkit. Candidates must have strong management communication and technical skills.

The Postdoctoral Associate will receive a full-time one-year appointment that is renewable annually. An employment term of at least two years is strongly preferred.

The expected starting salary range is competitive with the market. MIT can sponsor visa for this position.

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

10/14/2025

Required Experience:

Posting DescriptionPOSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE POLICY IMPACTS Economics to conduct economic analysis on the welfare impacts of government policies; be part of Policy Impacts an organization co-founded by Professor Hendren that is dedicated to improving the quality of government decision-making by promoti...