To enhance research on new perspectives in agricultural economics, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), with the generous support of the United States Department of Agriculture, is accepting applications for a one-year post-doctoral fellowship to support research by an early-career economist. Applications from researchers who are just completing their PhDs in agricultural economics, as well as from junior faculty members who may be able to combine this fellowship with an early career leave, are welcome.
The fellowship consists of a $100,000 stipend for the 2025-26 academic year, a reimbursement for health insurance, and office space and IT support at the NBER’s Cambridge headquarters. The fellow is expected to spend the academic year at the NBER, and to participate in program meetings related to his or her research focus. Fellowship related activities are expected to represent the fellow’s primary responsibility during the year. Applicants must have completed their PhD in agricultural economics by June, 2025 and be US citizens or lawfully admitted for permanent residence. The NBER welcomes applications from women, members of groups that have been under-represented in the economics profession, individuals with disabilities, and veterans.
Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a recommendation letter (preferably from a dissertation supervisor), and a proposal of no more than 3 pages of text, 2 pages of tables/graphs and 1 page of references, outlining work to be conducted during the fellowship year, by 11:59 pm EST on Thursday, December 5, 2024. A sample research paper, preferably related to the research topic of the proposal, may also be included.
Please visit Job Openings for Economists to upload application materials for this position.
The fellowship selection committee will include Sarah Low (University of Illinois), James Poterba (MIT), James Sallee (University of California, Berkeley) and Wolfram Schlenker (Harvard University). The fellowship recipient will be notified in January, 2025.