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I will hire on&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\">renewable one-year contracts, with preference for applicants who can work for two years. NBER&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\">provides competitive salary and benefits.</span></p><p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><strong>Responsibilities</strong></span></p><p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\">Job responsibilities span all stages of research, including managing projects, collecting and&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\">analyzing data, creating presentations, interviewing government and private sector stakeholders,&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\">writing, and editing. Current topics include papers analyzing the economics of water quality&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\">policies, land use regulation, efficiency and equity properties of environmental policies, and&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\">dynamic natural resource management. Some projects involve the analysis of confidential data&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\">from the U.S. Census Bureau.</span></p><p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\">I emphasize mentoring and training, and support fellows taking classes and attending seminars.&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\">Economics predoctoral research assistants at UC Berkeley have an organized community with&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\">regular lunches including faculty from across campus to share institutional knowledge, graduate&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\">school workshops, and social events.</span></p><p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\"><strong>Qualifications</strong></span></p><p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\">Candidates should have a long-term interest in pursuing research related to economics. This&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\">position is ideal for candidates looking to develop empirical research skills before applying to&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\">Ph.D. programs in economics or related fields. Prior background in environmental/energy&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\">economics is not necessary. I welcome candidates with strong technical backgrounds who are&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\">looking for more exposure to economics. Ability to work independently, attention to detail, a&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\">strong understanding of economic principles, and programming and data skills are highly valued.&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\">I especially encourage applications from groups under-represented in economics.</span></p><p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\">A BA/BS in Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer/Data Science or other related&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\">disciplines is required; previous experience as a research analyst or pursing independent research&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\">is preferred; programming skills are necessary; ability to analyze data and write reports is required.</span></p><p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\">Access to confidential Census data requires applicants to be U.S. citizens or have resided in the&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\">U.S. for the last three years. The position is located in Berkeley, CA.</span></p><p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\">In your application, please emphasize any familiarity with programming languages; prior&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\">experience as a research assistant or with independent research projects (e.g., a thesis); experience&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\">working in a team environment; the names, email addresses, and phone numbers of 2-3 references;&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\">and when you are available to start work. Please also include a transcript. Applications will be&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\">considered on a rolling basis.</span></p><p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;\">Candidates must hold a bachelor&rsquo;s degree or equivalent in economics, statistics, computer science, mathematics, political science, or a related field. 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