JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)
August 1, 2016 - January 31, 2017
Tulane University
Position Title/Short Description
Section: US: Other Academic (Visiting or Temporary)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, UNITED STATES
JEL Classification: 00 -- Default: Any Field
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Full Text of JOE Listing:
Education Research Alliance for New Orleans seeks a post-doctoral fellow with interest in market-based school reform and college access to conduct and publish original research related to two ongoing projects: (a) a large randomized trial of financial aid for low-income high school students and (b) market-based New Orleans school reforms post Hurricane Katrina. ERA-New Orleans is a collaborative interdisciplinary research center. Researchers also work in collaboration with practitioners.
The fellow will carry out applied econometric research, leveraging extensive student-level linked datasets linked to surveys and other data sources. One-third of the Fellow’s time will go toward providing research support for the above projects. Another third of the Fellow's time will go toward co-authored academic studies on these topics. The remaining time will be available for the Fellow to work on other projects. Teaching is not required.
Required Education and Experience:
1. PhD in economics, psychology, sociology, education, public policy or related field
2. Experience and training in econometric analysis of student-level education data to address questions related to school reform and/or college access.
The position will start no later than August, 2017.
Tulane University is an EEO/AA/ADA/veterans employer committed to excellence through diversity. All eligible candidates are encouraged to apply.
Application Requirements:
- External Application Link