JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)

February 1, 2016 - July 31, 2016

Harvard University

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Department of Economics
Postdoctoral Fellow

JOE ID Number: 2016-01_111455429
Date Posted: 03/28/2016
Date Inactive: 07/31/2016
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Postdoctoral Fellow
Section: US: Other Academic (Part-time or Adjunct)
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, UNITED STATES
JEL Classification: O3 -- Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights
Keywords:
development economics
agricultural economics
information and communication technologies
mobile phones
agricultural extension

Status Update: Search Closed
Full Text of JOE Listing:

The Harvard University Department of Economics is seeking a postdoctoral candidate for a one year position (with the potential for reappointment) working on a project to explore opportunities for and examine impact of, mobile-phone based agriculture extension in developing countries. The candidate would work under the supervision of Professors Michael Kremer and Shawn Cole (Harvard Business School). The position will start in summer or fall 2016 and will be based in Cambridge, Massachusetts but will require considerable international travel. Alternatively, if the successful candidate wished to be based in Kenya, that may also be possible. There may be some opportunities for engagement with projects in India and potentially other locations in the developing world.

Applicants must hold a PhD in economics, agricultural economics, or another agriculture field and should have experience both with data work and field work in developing countries. Experience with research on information and communications technologies (ICT) in agriculture strongly preferred.

To apply, please submit you curriculum vitae, a cover letter, and samples of your scholarly work to economic@fas.harvard.edu with subject line “Application to Kremer/Cole postdoc.” Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their materials as soon as possible; the position will remain open until filled.

Application Requirements:
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Application Instructions:
To apply, please submit you curriculum vitae, a cover letter, and samples of your scholarly work to economic@fas.harvard.edu with subject line “Application to Kremer/Cole postdoc.”