Yale Research Initiative on Innovation and Scale (Y-RISE): Postgraduate Associate, Spring 2026

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Description The Yale Research Initiative on Innovation and Scale (Y-RISE) is seeking a full-time postgraduate associate. The position is for one to two years, and we have a strong preference for applicants that plan to stay for at least two years. The position will work from the Y-RISE office and participate in the Yale Economics Department’s pre-doctoral Tobin RA program. Applicants will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the preferred start date of Spring 2026. The job will consist of collaboration on a number of new and ongoing projects related to the Y-RISE research agenda on the effects of large-scale development interventions. The focus of this research may include assessing the general-equilibrium effects of interventions, the effects of programs on political outcomes, the external validity of initial estimates of program effects in different locations and years, and the implementation challenges that arise when programs scale. Professor Mushfiq Mobarak’s work on seasonal migration is an example of the type of research that fits within this agenda. Primary responsibilities include planning study design, cleaning and analyzing large datasets, helping to write papers and propo...