We are proud to announce that the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality is seeking applicants for a fourth cohort of postdoctoral scholars. These two-year positions will begin in September 2022. 

The Stone Center is an official research center within the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. The work of the Stone Center, including the postdoctoral program, is supported by a generous gift from the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Foundation.

The Stone Center’s postdoctoral program enables scholars with a recent Ph.D. to spend two years producing empirical research on topics related to inequality or mobility — such as earnings, income, and wealth inequality or mobility — in the United States, internationally, or both. Postdoctoral scholars are expected to contribute to the work of the Stone Center by producing research that contributes to the growing national and international conversations on socio-economic inequality and feasible strategies for furthering fair, effective, and efficient policy and institutional change.

This year’s call requests applications for two different positions: one for applicants whose work concerns wealth inequality: the distribution of wealth; determinants and consequences of wealth accumulation; wealth taxation; intergroup wealth disparities (e.g., by gender, race, ethnicity, migration status). For the second position, priority will be given to candidates who examine racial/ethnic inequalities in the United States as part of their research agenda, although other topics will also be considered. Qualified applicants may apply to both positions.

CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women to apply. 

Each scholar will receive an annual salary of $87,000 and benefits that include health insurance provided by CUNY, funding to hire graduate students from The Graduate Center as research assistants, and additional support to help offset the costs of hardware and software, books and journals, and research-related travel.

Applicants should have:

  • Ph.D. degree in economics, sociology, political science, public policy, or a related social science discipline. The degree may not be older than seven (7) years upon submission of the application.  
  • Degree in hand or thesis defense scheduled to take place prior to position start date.    
  • Existing research portfolio demonstrating interest in and experience with empirical, methodological, or theoretical scholarship on socio-economic inequality and/or social mobility.   
  • High level of empirical and statistical skills, with expertise in quantitative methods and experience with complex data sets.   
  • Excellent writing and communication skills. 

Applications are due by November 8, 2021

Full job description and application. (Job ID 22768)