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 + Schedule: Email a Friend Save Save Apply Now 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