We are proud to announce that the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality is seeking applicants for a third cohort of postdoctoral scholars. These two-year positions will begin in September 2021.
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, cross-nationally, 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 conversation on economic inequality and feasible strategies for furthering fair, effective, and efficient policy and institutional reforms.
This year’s call requests applications for two different positions: one for applicants whose work concerns socio-economic inequality, defined broadly (open topic); and a second for applicants whose work focuses on high-end wealth inequality. Qualified applicants may apply to both.
Applications for fall 2021 are due by November 15, 2020.
Position A: Postdoctoral Scholar, socio-economic inequality (Job ID 22059)
Applicants should have a Ph.D. degree in economics in the fields of labor or public economics, with strong training in empirical methods. Priority will be given to candidates conducting research in the following areas:
- distribution of earnings, income, wealth, and/or consumption
- intergroup disparities (e.g., by gender, race, ethnicity, migration status)
- social mobility
- history of inequality
- public policy related to inequality
Consideration will be given to candidates who have their degree in-hand or whose thesis defense is scheduled to take place prior to the start of the position; an existing research portfolio that demonstrates 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.
Full job description and application .
Position B: Postdoctoral Scholar, high-end wealth inequality (Job ID 22060)
Applicants should have a Ph.D. degree in economics, statistics, or related discipline, and priority will be given to candidates conducting research in the following areas:
- distribution of wealth
- determinants and consequences of wealth accumulation
- estate, inheritance, gift, and wealth taxation
- intergroup wealth disparities (e.g., by gender, race, ethnicity, migration status)
Consideration will be given to candidates who have their degree in-hand or whose thesis defense is scheduled to take place prior to the start of the position; an existing research portfolio that demonstrates interest in and experience with empirical, methodological, or theoretical scholarship on high-end wealth inequality; high level of empirical and statistical skills, with expertise in quantitative methods and experience with complex data sets; excellent writing and communication skills.
Full job description and application .
Each postdoc 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.