Predoctoral Fellow

The University of Texas at Austin • Austin, UT

1d • $70,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The University of Texas, Department of Economics is hiring one full-time Predoctoral Fellow to start in Fall 2026 to work with The Empirical Macroeconomics Policy Center of Texas (EMPCT). EMPCT is dedicated to promoting, supporting, and diffusing empirical macroeconomic research that speaks directly to important policy questions. Fellows work under the direction of Professors Coibion, Pandalai-Nayar, Boehm, Bhattarai, Drenik, Pfaeuti and other macro faculty. The fellowship will include tasks that provide preparation for graduate school, such as analyzing data, developing statistical models, creating presentations, and editing research papers. Fellows will interact regularly with professors and their collaborators, participate in meetings, attend seminars and other department events. Position is for a year from the date of hire . Funding will be provided by the Dept. of Economics Empirical Macro Economics Policy Center of Texas (EMPCT). Funding is available now for 1 full-time predoctoral hire. As an organization focused on economic mobility, EMPCT values the many backgrounds, perspectives, and lived experiences in our community. We welcome applications from U.S. based and international students. We ma y be able to consider J1 visa applications depending on qualifications. Applicants should be completing (or have completed) a master's degree, have strong quantitative skills, and experience with empirical research methods. Candidates with research experience are strongly preferred, especially those with programming experience in Stata, SAS, R, MATLAB, and/or Python.

Requirements

• Applicants should be completing (or have completed) master's degree, have strong quantitative skills, and experience with empirical research methods.
• Applicants with a master’s degree are required to have at least four years related experience.
• Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Nice To Haves

• Candidates with research experience are strongly preferred, especially those with programming experience in Stata, SAS, R, MATLAB, and/or Python.

Responsibilities

• Analyzing data
• Developing statistical models
• Creating presentations
• Editing research papers

Benefits

• The university offers an impressive benefits package. For more details on benefits, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level