Accepting Applications: Pre/Post-Doctoral Fellowship – Global China Initiative

Boston University’s Global Development Policy Center is seeking a pre-doctoral and/or post-doctoral fellow for research projects on energy and climate change policy in the GDP Center’s Global China Initiative. The position offers the opportunity to work with a collaborative team of other pre- and post-doctoral researchers and leading experts, new databases, and interdisciplinary projects. The candidate will demonstrate a strong interest in being involved with ongoing research on the relationship between energy policy, climate change, and overseas foreign investment.

The successful candidate will be a pre-doctoral fellow with Boston University for the spring 2021 semester and all or part of the 2021/22 academic year to engage with these projects and pursue their own related research agenda. Whether or not the fellowship will be remote or in-person will depend on Boston University’s COVID-19 guidelines.

Desired Qualifications:

• Enrolled in or graduated from a PhD program in environmental science, economics, political science, geography, public policy, or a related field;
• Research or coursework experience with computational tools for policy analysis such as statistics, econometrics, or macroeconomic modeling;
• Organized and detail-oriented;
• Familiarity with and interest in energy systems and their relationship to climate change and international climate and development policy.

Interested applicants may contact Dr. Cecilia Han Springer (chspring@bu.edu) with their CV, a short letter of interest that includes a statement of research interests and contact information of two references.

Review of applications will begin November 1, 2020. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

Boston University is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.