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Economic Fellow

The Institute for Policy Integrity is seeking applicants for a full-time two-year postdoctoral research fellowship in economics, starting in September 2025. Ideal candidates should have a primary focus on (1) environmental or resource economics; (2) transportation and electric vehicle policy; or (3) energy economics/policy.

About the Institute for Policy Integrity:

Housed at New York University (NYU) School of Law, the Institute Policy Integrity (Policy Integrity) is a non-partisan think tank dedicated to improving the quality of government decisionmaking. Our principal focus is U.S. energy and environmental policy, with a particular emphasis on climate change. We produce original scholarly research in the fields of economics, law, and regulatory policy. We also advocate for reform before courts, legislatures, and executive agencies.

Policy Integrity’s successful advocacy outcomes include ensuring that agencies are required to consider the lost social benefits and other harms of any deregulatory actions; guiding state utility regulators on the need to value environmental externalities in energy policy decisions; convincing both federal and state courts to endorse the use of the Social Cost of Carbon for monetizing avoided climate damages; and prompting the Department of the Interior to analyze the option value of delaying offshore oil leases. Economists—including economic fellows—have played key roles in each of these successes

Past economic fellows have gone on to careers in federal agency offices, public policy groups, and academia, while some have stayed to advance their careers at Policy Integrity.

Responsibilities:

Economic fellows will focus primarily on comments in regulatory proceedings and policy and academic research related to environmental policy, energy policy, and natural resources management, but will also be free to work on issues related to benefit-cost analysis more generally. Economic fellows may be assigned to projects across a range of substantive areas or may be tasked to specialize in a key area depending on the fellow’s experience and Policy Integrity’s priorities.

Economic fellows will work with Policy Integrity’s directors, attorneys, and fellows to prepare:

  • Policy reports;
  • Comments in regulatory proceedings;
  • Journal articles; and
  • Legal briefs in litigation over federal agency rules.

Economic fellows are also encouraged to engage in independent research.

Requirements and Qualifications:

  • A commitment to advancing the mission of Policy Integrity
  • Ph.D. in economics or a related field by Summer 2025
  • 0–3 years relevant post-doc work experience
  • Specialized knowledge in (1) environmental or resource economics; (2) transportation and electric vehicle policy; or (3) energy economics/policy
  • Excellent R or Python programming skills
  • Experience working with data
  • Excellent writing and editing skills

Policy Integrity is committed to a culture in which all people are welcomed, respected, supported, and valued to fully participate. We welcome and encourage applications from diverse applicants, and we consider multiple aspects of diversity.

NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons of minority sexual orientation or gender identity, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply for vacant positions at all levels.

Benefits and Terms of Employment:

In compliance with New York City’s Pay Transparency Act, the annual salary range is $83,200–$90,900. NYU considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.

NYU offers an excellent, comprehensive benefits package including generous paid time off and retirement contributions. Information about benefits can be viewed here. Partial relocation assistance (exact amount based on distance) will be provided. Policy Integrity staff members also have access to academic enrichment opportunities at NYU School of Law, including some faculty workshops, colloquia, and other scholarly forums.

Policy Integrity follows a hybrid schedule that requires three days in our New York City office per week.

To Apply:

Interested applicants should send:

  1. a cover letter detailing interest in the position and relevant experience,
  2. a curriculum vitae/resume,
  3. job market paper,
  4. transcripts,
  5. a brief statement (less than one page) on how your background or experiences would enhance the diversity, inclusivity, and perspectives of Policy Integrity, and
  6. three letters of reference.

All materials should be submitted through JOE except reference letters, which may be submitted through JOE or sent directly to [email protected].

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis starting December 2, 2024. This position will remain open until January 15, 2025. Candidates must submit all material to be considered for this position with a hard deadline for applications and all materials by 5:30 p.m. Eastern on January 15.

Please send questions to [email protected] with “Economic Fellow” in the subject line.