Job Description
Professor Amanda Pallais is looking to hire highly-skilled and motivated pre-doctoral fellows who will start work in the summer of 2019 and will work for one to two years. The job entails close collaboration with Professor Pallais on research in labor economics. Examples of past projects include identifying the consequences of discrimination, determining how much workers value job flexibility, and understanding the barriers preventing low-income students from attending college. For more examples of previous research, see https://scholar.harvard.edu/pallais/publications.
This position is ideal for someone who has a long-term interest in economics research and is planning to go to graduate school in economics or a related field. Preference will be given to candidates who have prior experience with Stata.
The position will be based in Cambridge, with the research assistant spending time at both Harvard and the NBER.
How to Apply
Please send Amanda Pallais (apallais@fas.harvard.edu) and Theodore Caputi (pallais.ra.2019@gmail.com) a joint email with a single PDF document named “RA Application – [Your Name]”. This attachment should include the following:
1. A cover letter describing:
- Your interest in the position and career goals
- The date you are able to start work
- Your familiarity with Stata and other programming languages
- Your prior experience as a research assistant and with independent research (e.g., a senior thesis)
- Whether you require Visa sponsorship and, if so, what type
- Names, e-mail addresses, and phone numbers of 3 references (letters are not required)
2. A CV
3. An unofficial transcript
Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. Short-listed applicants will be asked to complete an interview and a technical exercise.
