School: Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Department/Area: Salata Institute
Position Description:
Job Summary
The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability at Harvard University is recruiting its inaugural cohort of Predoctoral Fellows to support the research of affiliated faculty. The Salata Institute draws from expertise across the University to pursue real-world solutions to address the climate crisis.
Fellows will be given one-year appointment beginning in the summer of 2025 with the possibility of renewal for a second year upon mutual agreement. Each fellow will work with 1-2 faculty mentors on research projects that cover a broad range of environmental economics topics and methods. Faculty mentors for this program will include Ishan Nath, Anna Russo, Wolfram Schlenker, and Charles Taylor.
Position Description
An important goal of the fellowship is to prepare fellows for doctoral research in environmental economics or related fields. Fellows will be exposed to a range of research tasks, including:
Writing code to clean, process, visualize, and analyze data.
Assisting with estimating structural models.
Conducting literature reviews.
Producing figures, tables, and slides for presentations and working papers.
Faculty mentors are committed to the mentorship and professional development of the fellows and to fostering a supportive, collaborative, and fun research environment.
Fellows will be expected to work full-time, in-person at Harvard in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where they are encouraged to attend events and seminars and take courses (in the Economics department or at the Harvard Kennedy School). Fellows will receive an annual salary of $60,000 and benefits.
Applicants should hold or plan to receive an undergraduate degree by the summer of 2025.
Basic Qualifications:
Candidates must meet the following basic qualifications to be considered for this role:
Anticipated bachelor's degree by summer 2025 and a strong quantitative background in economics, math, statistics, and/or computer science.
Additional Qualifications:
Experience with programming, data science, and geospatial analysis (especially R, Stata, Julia, MATLAB , or Python).
An enthusiasm for empirical research and an interest in pursuing a PhD in economics or related fields (e.g., public policy).
An ability to work independently and with attention to detail.
Effective communication skills and an ability to work in a collaborative environment.
We will be filling four positions for the same role.
Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest (under one page), including a reference to specific topics, fields, or methods of interest and a resume/CV.
Candidates who advance to later stages of the process may also be asked to complete a coding exercise and provide contact information for a reference who can speak to their research skills and interests.
This position will have a 3-month orientation and review period.
The health of our workforce is a priority for Harvard University. With that in mind, we strongly encourage all employees to be up to date on CDC -recommended vaccines.
Contact Information:
Zoe Stone
Contact Email: [email protected]
Equal Opportunity Employer:
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions or any other characteristic protected by law.
About Harvard University
Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders in many disciplines who make a difference globally. The University, which is based in Cambridge and Boston, Massachusetts, has an enrollment of over 20,000 degree candidates, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Harvard has more than 360,000 alumni around the world. The University has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a truly global education. Established in 1636, Harvard is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States.
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