Dear NBER Economics of Education group,
I am forwarding you an announcement about a post-doctoral position
likely to be interesting to someone interested in education in
developing countries. This would allow the person to build a research
portfolio before taking up a faculty position. Please get in touch
with Karthik Muralidharan if you have questions.
All good wishes,
Caroline Hoxby
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Dear colleagues,
I am writing to share an exciting new opportunity that we are J-PAL
South Asia. We are recruiting for a two year Postdoctoral Fellowship
in Education, in which the successful candidate would have the chance
to work closely with J-PAL education co-chairs and Scientific
Directors to set a research agenda for education and human
development, and develop new projects that contribute to J-PAL's
evidence in education in India.
We are looking for candidates who have earned either a PhD in
Economics or Public Policy with a significant focus on education OR a
PhD in Education with a focus on quantitative research methods. We are
encouraging candidates to apply by December 26th so that shortlisted
candidates can be interviewed at the American Economic Association
Annual Meeting during January 3-5, 2015 in Boston. Below is a short
blurb and a link to the JD on the J-PAL Website. Please circulate this
opportunity to any PhD students you have that would be good candidates
for the position.
Thanks,
Karthik Muralidharan
J-PAL South Asia Post-doctoral Fellowship in Education 2015-17
J-PAL South Asia is pleased to announce a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in
Education for 2015-2017. The successful candidate will be based in
India and will work closely with J-PAL education co-chairs and
affiliated professors working in education to set a research agenda
for education and human development, and develop new projects for an
experimental research program that aims to generate policy-relevant
evidence to improve learning outcomes in South Asia. The Fellowship
is open to a candidate who has earned either a PhD in Economics or
Public Policy with a significant focus on education OR a PhD in
Education with a focus on quantitative research methods. The candidate
should have demonstrated strong research interests and experience in
education in developing countries and impact evaluation.
For more details, visit:
https://www.povertyactionlab.org/jobs/education-post-doctoral-fellow-j-pal-south-asia-101336
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Karthik Muralidharan
Associate Professor
Department of Economics
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, Mail code 0508
La Jolla, CA 92093
Phone: +1-858-534-2425
Web: http://econ.ucsd.edu/~kamurali/
Twitter: @Prof_Karthik_M
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Caroline M. Hoxby
Scott & Donya Bommer Prof. of Economics
Director, Economics of Education, National Bureau of Economic Research
Assistant: Kelly Carson
650-723-9678, carson_at_stanford.edu
Department of Economics
Stanford University
Landau Building, 579 Serra Mall
Stanford CA 94305
Received on Mon Dec 15 2014 - 14:34:53 EST
