Predoctoral Research Jobs at Princeton

The International Economics Section and Louis A. Simpson Center for the Study of Macroeconomics has an opening for a pre-doc (Senior Research Specialist) for one academic year. This position offers an ideal transitional job for recent graduates who are interested in international economics or macroeconomics and are considering further studies in economics. It offers the opportunity to see what a career doing frontier academic research involves. The successful candidate will gain experience working with some of the world’s leading researchers in economics. They will be expected to assemble and manage data sets, to program and simulate non-linear models, and to assist faculty members in all aspects of their research. This is a one-year term position with the possibility of renewal...

Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) is looking to hire a full-time pre-doctoral research fellow (Senior Research Specialist). The positions entail close collaboration with Professor Tanushree Goyal on research projects related to the political economy of development (for example, cultural change, as well as environmental conservation, political participation, gender, bureaucracy etc.). The position involves a variety of tasks that provide excellent preparation for graduate school or work in a data science career. Work includes tasks such as conducting advanced econometric analysis and preparing results tables, managing large data sets, handling spatial data, applying machine learning algorithms, conducting computationally intensive statistical...

The Princeton Program in Public Finance is looking to hire full-time pre-doctoral fellows (Senior Research Specialists). The position involves responsibilities that serve as excellent preparation for Ph.D. programs in economics, including data processing and analysis, survey design, simulation techniques, literature reviews, and presentations.Research fellows will work with Professors Henrik Kleven, Ilyana Kuziemko, and Evan Soltas. along with their co-authors, on topics such as income and wealth inequality, entrepreneurship, gender equality, regional economic development, political economy, and the subsidies on the housing market and social insurance policies.  The position involves empirical analysis, including more sophisticated statistical modeling, and could also involve...

The Department of Physics at Princeton University is seeking an experienced technician to support the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) Outer Tracker (OT) upgrade project.The OT is a multilayer silicon tracking detector designed to measure the trajectories of charged particles produced in high-energy collisions at the Large Hadron Collider facility at CERN. The upgraded detector will include more than 13,000 silicon modules and will fully replace the current strip tracker in preparation for high-luminosity operations scheduled to begin near the end of this decade. The Princeton CMS group is responsible for wire bonding, encapsulation, and testing of more than 1000 of these modules. Position Summary:This role involves the assembly and packaging of advanced research devices for the...

The Industrial Relations Section (IRS), a center for research in labor economics and related fields, invites applications from motivated individuals for positions assisting faculty members in all aspects of their research.  Predoctoral research specialists join a pool and are assigned to work with one to two faculty at any given time.  Assignments can rotate on a semester or annual basis so that research specialists gain experience with different types of research topics, tools, and methods. Current faculty are: Zachary BleemerPauline CarryEllora DerenoncourtSimon JägerDavid LeeOwen Zidar The Section is renowned for its inclusive, supportive atmosphere, in which faculty, staff, and students interact in both formal and informal activities.  Section research staff also...

Based in Princeton’s School of Public & International Affairs, in collaboration with and housed in the Department of Economics, the Research Program in Development Economics (https://rpde.princeton.edu/) carries out economics research on the causes and consequences of global poverty, with the goal of informing policy-making and thereby improving the lives of people living in low- and middle-income countries. We seek to hire talented and motivated predoctoral research specialists to assist several Economics faculty members working at RPDE.  Predocs will work with one or more of our faculty members, economists Pascaline Dupas, Thomas Fujiwara, Seema Jayachandran, and Mica Sviatschi (along with their co-authors), as well as RPDE post-doctoral fellows. This position is ideal for...

Truth & Repair: The History of Structural Racism in New Jersey is a research study supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that brings together a diverse group of scholars, students, and cultural experts to document the historical impacts of structural racism on the health and wellbeing of African American, Latine, and Indigenous communities in New Jersey. We seek a research scholar who will work with a statewide steering committee of scholars and community-based experts, graduate and undergraduate student research assistants, and community historians to launch the implementation phase of the Truth & Repair study. The research scholar will be primarily responsible for coordinating quantitative and qualitative research projects across a network of research hubs located at...

Truth & Repair: The History of Structural Racism in New Jersey is a research study supported by theRobert Wood Johnson Foundation that brings together a diverse group of scholars, students, and culturalexperts to document the historical impacts of structural racism on the health and wellbeing of AfricanAmerican, Latine, and Indigenous communities in New Jersey.We seek to hire Public Humanities Research Specialists to help coordinate quantitative and qualitativeresearch across a network of research hubs located at universities and cultural institutions in New Jersey.Research areas will include the impacts of metropolitan and regional redevelopment projects oncommunity health; the history of nursing, medical institutions, and mental health care in marginalizedcommunities;...

The School of Engineering and Applied Science operates a Machine Shop to support the research needs of the faculty, staff, researchers, and students of the school. The Machinist will produce complex research prototype machined parts and components by programming, setting up, and operating computerized numerical control (CNC) Vertical Mills, Lathes, and traditional conventional metal and woodworking machines. The individual must be able to work with faculty, professional research staff, graduate students, and undergraduate students to ascertain and help define their specific needs and then propose ways to fabricate parts and components to satisfy those needs in a timely and economical manner. The Machinist must maintain high quality and safety standards, keep accurate records, and maintain...

The Princeton Language and Intelligence Initiative at Princeton University invites applications for a Lead Research Software Engineer. This multidisciplinary initiative has three Research thrusts: (a) Better design, evaluation, safety and understanding of large AI models (especially language models); (b) Applications of large AI models to many academic disciplines; and (c) Studying the impact of large AI models on society and the world. The Initiative will produce open-source software and models.  In this position, you will be a lead and integral member of dynamic research teams focused on building innovative and complete software solutions for cutting-edge AI research and making fundamental contributions to AI projects with Princeton’s world-class researchers. As a Lead RSE, you will...

The Princeton Neuroscience Institute has Research Specialist positions available with Professor Ilana Witten. The successful applicants will be energetic and detail-oriented with at least 2 years of experience in a wet lab research setting. Applications should include a cover letter indicating why you would like the job and what you will bring to the lab, a CV, and a list of at least two potential referees. Review of applications will continue until the positions are filled. This is a one-year term position with the possibility of renewal based on funding and performance.  

Petascale EM Imaging Specialist The Princeton Neuroscience Institute is searching for an accomplished scientist to lead acquisitions of petascale image datasets via volume electron microscopy (EM). The Institute is the only site in the world hosting beam deflection transmission EM and multibeam scanning EM instruments, both of which have sufficient throughput for petascale connectomics. The Institute leads the FlyWire Consortium, which in 2023 released the first connectome of an adult brain, that of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. The Institute is a key performer in the NIH BRAIN CONNECTS program, which aims to scale connectomics up to the whole mouse brain.

The Ludwig Princeton Branch at Princeton University seeks applicants for a Research Specialist position to join a laboratory focused on studying cancer immunology, and the effect of diet and obesity on cancer progression. The successful candidate will work with Professor Lydia Lynch and members of the lab to design and perform experiments with a particular focus on immunometabolic pathways in vitro and in vivo including analysis of mouse model of obesity and cancer. This is a one-year appointment with the possibility of extension.  Depending on the prior experience of the applicant, candidates at a variety of levels, based on the requirements below, will be considered. Rank and salary are dependent upon qualifications and experience. The finalist will be required to pass a background...