Stanford University

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In the Climate and Energy Policy Program in Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, we engage directly with external partners in government, industry, and the non-profit sector. We provide high-quality, balanced, and practical policy analysis, academic research, and advocacy to support evidence-based climate and energy policy.

This postdoctoral scholar will apply their skills and expertise to address urgent and intensifying wildfire policy challenges in California and the western United States. This work will build on and deepen partnerships with policy stakeholders and Stanford’s long history of engagement on wildfire policy in both Sacramento and Washington, D.C.

The postdoctoral scholar will develop research and analysis that will inform interventions that support improved availability of homeowner insurance in California. Specifically, they will provide analysis and develop research aimed at improving understanding of historical and current dynamics in the homeowners insurance market in California as well as participate in developing data-informed policy solutions. The postdoctoral scholar will collaborate closely with an insurance focused legal fellow. We seek a candidate with strong data analysis and management skills and a strong background in statistical analysis (especially time-series analysis), causal inference, advanced econometrics, and/or machine learning. Ideally, this candidate will be comfortable with geographic information systems.