Professor Jesse Rothstein is hiring a predoctoral research assistant to take part in his academic and policy research.
Rothstein is the Carmel P. Friesen Professor of Public Policy, the David P. Gardner Professor of Higher Education, and Professor of Economics, and serves as Faculty Director of the Center for Studies in Higher Education and the California Policy Lab at UC Berkeley. Examples of his research can be found here.
The predoc will be involved in projects on a range of topics in labor economics and public policy, potentially including work on the economics of education, intergenerational mobility, the social safety net, determinants of wages and employment, and labor market and education policy. Data analysis will be a primary component of the job. This is a full-time position, with initial appointment of one year and the possibility of reappointment. The anticipated start date is July 2026, but earlier or later start dates are possible.
The appointment will be at the Institute for Research on Labor Employment (IRLE), and the RA will benefit from communities of researchers at IRLE, at the California Policy Lab, the Center for Studies in Higher Education, and throughout the university. The position may be particularly attractive to those considering graduate study in economics or public policy. Recent past Rothstein predocs have gone on to Ph.D. programs at Harvard, Princeton, and the University of Virginia.
The first review date for this job is February 28, 2026.
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