Careers

The Budget Lab at Yale is searching for an Associate Director, Deputy Director, or Director of Macroeconomic Analysis. This role will take a lead role in the analysis of current and proposed policies. This work includes planning and coordinating the estimating process including preparing economic, statistical, and technical information. This role is also expected to be actively involved in developing research concepts, policy questions, and work plans for papers and reports on topics relevant to the Lab’s work. As part of the process, this researcher is expected to review economic, statistical, and subject-matter literature for data and research methodology appropriate for inclusion in the research. We are seeking candidates with a background and/or interest in macroeconomic modeling. Applicants should have an interest in applied, policy-oriented research. An ideal team member will combine insights from economic theory with large datasets to aid policy analysis through empirical research or modeling and simulation work. This role will report into the Director of Macroeconomics or the Executive Director.

Interested applicants should provide a resume/CV and cover letter by email here.

Responsibilities include:

• Develop and build out the Budget Lab’s macroeconomic modeling efforts
• Develop and design product ideas that support the team’s goals and manage research, writing, timelines, and outreach as is relevant
• Lead and support the development of a range of written products, including papers, memos, reports, rapid-response statements, op-eds, and social media, to influence the policy debate on key issues
• Manage junior staff on projects as relevant including providing technical and methodological guidance advice and help resolve problems or errors. Also provide quality control of estimates performed by junior analysts.

This role may be located in any of the states listed if approved for remote work by Yale University.

The Budget Lab at Yale is an innovative nonpartisan policy center that provides analysis of federal government policies. The Lab publishes estimates of the revenue, distributional, and macroeconomic impacts of a wide range of proposed policies, giving policymakers access to rigorous, evidence-based analysis of costs and benefits.

Pre-doctoral fellows will be engaged in all stages of the research process, including conceptual development, model programming, data analysis, and writing. This research will give pre-doctoral fellows the opportunity to see how academic research that is intended both for publication in academic journals and for policy relevance is conducted. This role would be a particularly good fit for candidates who are deciding between applying to PhD programs, applying to other types of grad programs, or taking a role in government or think tanks.

Requisite Skills and Qualifications:

Background in economics preferred; candidates with strong technical skills who are interested in learning more about economics are encouraged to apply. Successful applicants typically have Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees with substantial coursework in economics, math, and/or computer science.