Funding Opportunities
Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Population and International Health Economics
Qualified applicants are sought for a two year post-doctoral fellowship in Population and International Health Economics. The successful post-doctoral fellow will continue his/her training through a two-year fellowship in the Department of Population and International Health at the Harvard School of Public Health . The post-doctoral fellow will work directly on projects with Professors David E. Bloom and David Canning. Examples of current projects are:
- The macroeconomic effects of demographic change
- The global demography of aging
- The effect of social security on savings and retirement behavior
- The effect of expected longevity on life cycle behavior
- The effect of health on labor productivity
Fellows will also be expected to develop their own research in this area and may be permitted to undertake a small amount of teaching.
Eligibility: Applicants should have a recent Ph.D. in economics (or expect to receive a Ph.D. by September 2008), and have a strong background in a relevant field (e.g. economic growth, labor economics, public economics, health economics or development economics) together with expertise in applied econometrics. Fellows will be selected on the basis of their academic achievement and promise, regardless of nationality. Qualified women and minority candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.
Salary: Minimum $46,000. In addition to the annual salary, Fellows will have access to a full range of university resources including benefits.
Applications: Interested applicants should submit complete applications:
- a cover letter applying for the position
- a curriculum vita
- graduate and undergraduate transcripts (with course work grades)
- a sample of published or unpublished work (journal length article)
- the names of three referees as well as their contact phone numbers and email addresses
Please send complete documents via email to: pgda_high@harvard.edu and include
“Post-Doctoral Fellowship” in the subject line of your email. Incomplete applications will be disregarded.
If you are unable to send us your materials via email, you may send them to the following address:
M. Germak
PGDA/HIGH
104 Mount Auburn Street, 3rd Floor
Cambridge , MA 02138 USA
Further Information : Applicants seeking further information should contact Professor David Canning at dcanning@hsph.harvard.edu
Qualified minority, or first generation, college graduates are encouraged to apply simultaneously for a Yerby Fellowship from the Harvard School of Public Heath.
Deadline for applications: December 21, 2007.
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