Careers

Associate Director/Deputy Director/Director

The Budget Lab, a policy research center at Yale Law School, is searching for one or more applied microeconomists.

The successful candidate will take a lead role in the analysis of current and proposed public policies. This entails developing research designs, policy questions, and work plans relevant to the Budget Lab’s work. In some cases, it requires building new modeling capacity for exploration of policy counterfactuals. 

We are seeking candidates from a range of fields, with special (but not exclusive) interest in housing economics. Applicants should have experience with applied, policy-oriented quantitative research and an interest in communicating analytical results to policy audiences. The successful candidate will combine insights from economic theory and relevant institutional knowledge as they conduct empirical research and microsimulation analysis. Candidates should be comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative team that typically uses R.

Responsibilities include:

  • Develop and design research ideas that support the Budget Lab’s goals and manage research, writing, timelines, and related outreach
  • Serve in an individual-contributor role as a Budget Lab expert within areas of individual expertise, carrying out analytical and modeling projects in those areas
  • Lead and support the development of a range of written products, including research papers, memos, reports, and social media, to inform the policy debate on key issues
  • Oversee junior staff on projects by providing technical and methodological guidance 

The Budget Lab is a primarily remote-work organization. This role may be located in any of the states listed here if approved for remote work by Yale University. 

To apply please send a resume/CV and cover letter to this address.

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