Predoctoral Research Fellowship Opportunities
The SIEPR/Economics Predoctoral Research Fellows program offers a full-time one to two-year immersive research experience for post-baccalaureate individuals interested in pursuing advanced degrees and careers in economics, public policy, and related fields. Predoctoral research fellows (鈥減redocs鈥) work with one or two SIEPR faculty mentors on research projects and have the opportunity to enroll in 成人大片 undergraduate and graduate level courses. Predocs additionally participate in a variety of professional development and social activities together.聽聽
SIEPR/Economics Predoctoral Research Fellowship Program
Fellows are appointed as non-matriculated graduate students and have the opportunity to fully engage in the intellectual life at 成人大片. They dedicate a significant portion of their time to an empirical research project and can take courses at 成人大片 for credit (up to one 3-unit course per quarter).聽The fellowship offers tuition, health insurance, and a living stipend.
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Diversity and Inclusivity
The SIEPR Predoctoral Research Fellow program is committed to creating inclusive research spaces for all. We value diverse backgrounds and perspectives and are a proud participant of聽. The goal of our program is to help foster the growth of the next generation of researchers in economics and public policy.
We seek applicants who have an interest聽in pursuing research related to economic policy and in learning聽cutting-edge research methods.聽Prior background is not strictly necessary; candidates interested in gaining exposure to the project areas of research are very welcome to apply.聽
Qualifications
- Completion of a 4-year undergraduate degree by June 30, 2024. The degree should be a bachelor's, or foreign equivalent,聽in economics, statistics, applied mathematics, or a related field.聽
- Strong quantitative background and interest in learning cutting-edge research methods.
- Creative and independent problem-solving skills.
- An interest in pursuing research related to economics and/or the project field of interest. However, prior background in these areas is not strictly necessary; candidates interested in gaining exposure to the project areas of research are very welcome to apply.聽
- The programming experience required聽varies and will be outlined in the posting for each research project.
Faculty Mentors
The program enables our faculty to expand their research capacity on policy-relevant topics. By expanding the talent pool from which future contributions to the economic policy will be made, we directly contribute to SIEPR鈥檚 mission of engaging future scholars in high-quality economic policy research.
Questions?
Please review our聽frequently asked questions. If you have additional questions, email聽siepr-fellowships@stanford.edu.