Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Latin America and Caribbean

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J-PAL Latin America and the Caribbean (J-PAL LAC) is recruiting a Research and Scaling Postdoctoral Fellow with a focus on Environment, Energy and Climate Change to contribute to its mission of promoting evidence-informed policy. The fellow will work with advisors Juliano Assunção (PUC-Rio; CPI) and Marco Gonzalez-Navarro (University of California, Berkeley), the J-PAL LAC office and the King Climate Action Initiative (K-CAI) team at J-PAL Global to build a network of potential partners and prepare high-quality proposals for K-CAI in LAC. The fellow can be based in Chile (PUC - Chile), in Mexico (ITAM) or in Brazil (PUC-Rio). The decision would depend on the candidate’s comparative advantages and preferences. The fellow would leverage J-PAL’s presence in the selected country and take advantage of the potential in the region for contributing to climate change mitigation, adaptation, pollution, and energy policy.

The position offers the opportunity to join a research partnership with a strong track record of high-quality publication and policy impact; is likely to lead to several co-authored papers; and is designed to help the selected candidate launch a successful academic career with a strong research pipeline.

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https://www.povertyactionlab.org/careers/research-and-scaling-postdoctoral-fellow-climate-action-j-pal-lac-job-103851