Raj Chetty (Harvard), John Friedman (Brown), and Nathaniel Hendren (Harvard) are looking to hire several students to work with our research group, Opportunity Insights.
The position is two years long and ideally begins around July 1st, 2022. The fellowship is based at Harvard University under the direction of Professors Chetty and Hendren and at Brown University under the direction of Professor John Friedman. It will include a variety of tasks that provide preparation for graduate school, such as analyzing data, developing statistical models, creating presentations, and editing research papers. In addition to working with faculty as research assistants, the pre-doctoral fellows frequently co-author papers with other students or faculty members. Most previous fellows have gone on to top Ph.D. programs in economics or related fields.
Further details and application instructions are available in the the pdf here or this website.
Our first-round application deadline is October 10, 2021