Academia Research Fellow
Job Description
The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) seeks three candidates to join its team of resident economists as research fellows. Candidates must have recently completed a PhD in economics and must have a demonstrated research interest in education, health policy, immigration, public finance, taxation, trade or other topics related to domestic policy.
Research fellows are expected to produce academic research suitable for publication in top-level, peer-reviewed journals, to present at academic conferences, and to produce research suitable for AEI’s many in-house publication outlets and public conferences. Fellows should also demonstrate aptitude for and interest in communicating their research and its policy implications, in writing and in speech, to journalists, policymakers and other non-academics active in formulating public policy.
All AEI scholars operate at the intersection of scholarship and politics, aiming to elevate public debate and improve the substance of government policy. Therefore, the ability to effectively communicate the policy implications of technical, academic research to a non-academic audience, or the desire to learn how to do so, is a plus, as is the desire to build relationships within the policy community.
This is a full-time, three-year appointment with competitive salary and benefits. Fellows will pursue their own research agenda, but will also work closely with AEI’s resident scholars to develop their skills as public academics. At the end of three years, fellows may be considered for full-time placement at AEI as resident scholars.
Qualified applicants should submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and a writing sample with their online application. Applicants not currently holding a tenured or tenure-track position should include three letters of reference.
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