Our postdoctoral scholars program, launched in 2019, is an integral component of the Stone Center. Each academic year, a new cohort of two postdocs joins our team at the Graduate Center for a period of two years. The postdocs — four in residence at any given time — carry out individual research projects related to socio-economic inequality and mobility, and engage with the Center’s senior scholars, associated graduate students, and staff.
In each cohort, one postdoc is selected for a position that focuses on high-end wealth inequality in the United States, internationally, or both. In addition to doing individual research, this postdoc contributes to the Center as a member of the GC Wealth Project team. The second position is open to candidates working on various facets of socio-economic inequality. Preferred topics vary from year to year and often expand the range of the Center’s existing work in new disciplinary, methodological, and substantive directions.
In addition to a competitive salary and a comprehensive CUNY benefits package, postdoctoral scholars receive generous funding to hire Graduate Center students as research assistants, private offices with desktop computers, and additional support to help offset the costs of software, books and journals, and research-related travel. Postdocs have the opportunity to organize and participate in the Multidisciplinary Seminar Series, a forum that connects researchers from various backgrounds, both inside and outside of the Graduate Center, who are interested in inequality; to submit working papers to the Stone Center Working Paper Series; and to extend the reach of their work to both academic and general audiences through the Stone Center’s website.
Current Postdoctoral Scholars
Selected Work by Stone Center Postdoctoral Scholars
Are High Rates of Jail Incarceration Linked to Preterm Births in Local Communities?
In this research spotlight, a study by Jaquelyn Jahn and her coauthors looks at how living in an area with high rates of incarceration increases the risk of preterm birth among Black and white women.
Competence in Politicians Is Valued Differently by Voters Across the Socio-Economic Spectrum
In this research spotlight, a study by Bennett Callaghan and his coauthors, Michael Kraus and John Dovidio, examines how voters of different social classes evaluate interpersonal qualities.
How Bad Government Contributes to Inequality
In this research spotlight, a study by Bilyana Petrova shows how corruption and inefficiency obstruct the supply side of redistribution.
The Implications of Covid-19 for Health Inequities
In this commentary, Jaquelyn Jahn, a social epidemiologist who will be joining the Stone Center as a postdoctoral scholar this fall, discusses the consequences of the pandemic on incarcerated populations.
Our Second Two Postdocs Have Been Selected
Bennett Callaghan and Jaquelyn Jahn will join the Stone Center in September 2020.
Our First Two Postdocs Have Been Selected
Bilyana Petrova and Marco Ranaldi will join the Stone Center in September 2019.
New Postdoctoral Scholars Program at the Stone Center
The Stone Center has established a new postdoctoral program that will support two scholars beginning in the 2019–2020 academic year and two beginning in the 2020–2021 year.
