"Predoctoral Researcher"

Predoctoral Researcher

Job Number: 25147

Functional Area: Research - Scientific

Department: Economics

School Area: Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences

Pay Range: $69,294 - $74,624

Employment Type: Full-time (Hybrid)

Employment Category: Exempt

Visa Sponsorship Available: No

Posting Description

PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER, Economics, to support work at all stages of the research process on research projects in labor economics, studying imperfect competition as well as the role of institutions (e.g. governments, unions) in regulating labor market inequality; gain exposure to and training in a broad set of economic research topics and methods; work on research projects with faculty at MIT and MIT Sloan: Nina Roussille and Anna Stansbury; engage directly in the research process and implement complete project pipelines covering data cleaning, processing and analysis as well as research and grant writing; and meet regularly with Professors to discuss their work, exchange ideas and receive feedback.

Job Requirements

• REQUIRED: A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in economics, computer science, mathematics, statistics, or a related field; a minimum of two years of specialized experience with qualitative data analysis, research methods, and social sciences (which may include experience gained as an undergraduate); and strong analytical skills, coding skills in Stata, attention to detail, and communication skills.

This is a full-time position located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

An employment term of one to two years is expected, with a preferred start of June 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is ideally suited to those planning to attend graduate school in economics, computer science, data science or a related field. The deadline to apply is December 1st 2025.

The full job description is here.

Please apply online by submitting the following materials in a single PDF attachment uploaded on the next page in the “submit resume section” and titled “RA_Application_[First name]_[Last name].pdf” (also please select “no cover letter” on that next page). The single PDF should include a Cover letter describing your interest in the position, relevant skills, including knowledge of Stata, and research experience and qualifications; Resume, please include your GPA and (if available) your class rank; transcripts; (encouraged) a writing sample (and/or a piece of stata code you wrote). This could be from a thesis / independent research project, or part of a previous RA experience. Questions should be directed to nroussil@mit.edu. We will review all applications and interview candidates on a rolling basis.