Full-time RA (2020-2021)
I am looking for a full-time research assistant. The appointtee must be a permanent HK citizen. The appointee will get involved in multiple research projects that focus on assessing the economic, social, and environmental impacts of COVID-19. His/Her responsibilities span all stages of research, including managing projects, collecting and analysing data, creating slides, drafting working papers, and generating policy briefs.
Applicants should have (i) a bachelor’s or master’s degree; (ii) interest in applying for PhD programs in world-leading institution; (iii) research interests in causal inference, randomized control trials, environmental economics, and development economics; and (iv) relevant econometrics knowledge. Applicants must be familiar with Stata (or similar statistical software) and understand how to collect, manage, and analyse data. Experience in Python and ArcGIS will be an advantage. Applicants should also be able to speak and write fluent English and Chinese. (Duration: 1 year)
Starting salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Fringe benefits including annual leave, medical and dental benefits will be provided.
Application Procedure
To apply, please send your CV to me. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. Applicants will receive an acknowledgement by email upon successful submission. We thank applicants for their interest, but advise that only shortlisted candidates will be notified of the result of the application.
Applicants should have (i) a bachelor’s or master’s degree; (ii) interest in applying for PhD programs in world-leading institution; (iii) research interests in causal inference, randomized control trials, environmental economics, and development economics; and (iv) relevant econometrics knowledge. Applicants must be familiar with Stata (or similar statistical software) and understand how to collect, manage, and analyse data. Experience in Python and ArcGIS will be an advantage. Applicants should also be able to speak and write fluent English and Chinese. (Duration: 1 year)
Starting salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Fringe benefits including annual leave, medical and dental benefits will be provided.
Application Procedure
To apply, please send your CV to me. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. Applicants will receive an acknowledgement by email upon successful submission. We thank applicants for their interest, but advise that only shortlisted candidates will be notified of the result of the application.
EPIC-UCAS联合中心招聘全职研究助理
芝加哥大学能源与环境政策研究所（EPIC）与中国科学院大学（UCAS）合作成立了EPIC-UCAS能源与环境政策联合研究中心，旨在通过严谨的学术研究为中国探索经济发展与环境保护的平衡之道。该联合研究中心诚挚邀请全职研究助理申请者。
EPIC隶属于芝加哥大学贝克尔·弗里德曼经济研究所，拥有国际一流的经济学研究团队，长期在环境治理、能源政策、经济发展等领域开展前沿经济学研究。
研究助理将协助Michael Greenstone (芝加哥大学) 、Fiona Burlig (芝加哥大学)、王绍达（芝加哥大学）、何国俊（香港科技大学）、王自发（中国科学院大气物理研究所）等学者进行一系列实证研究。研究助理将深度参与研究项目的全过程，并从中获得扎实的学术训练和丰富的研究经历。研究课题主要聚焦于评估中国环境治理的成本和收益、分析不同政策背后的政治与经济学机制。研究项目通常涉及对经济与环境数据进行整理与分析，并可能涉及实地调研和随机田野实验。除了协助开展研究，研究助理也将有机会使用联合研究中心的资源并与相关学者开展合作研究。
对有志于攻读国际一流大学经济学（或相关学科）博士项目的申请者而言，参与中心的研究工作可以帮助你接触前沿经济学研究并完善自身学术背景。
录取标准:
1. 应届毕业本科生或硕士生。优先考虑正在（或未来计划）申请国际一流大学经济学（及相关学科）博士研究项目的应届学生。
2.对因果推断、随机实验、发展经济学、环境经济学等相关问题有浓厚学术兴趣；具备扎实的计量经济学知识。
3.熟悉数据收集、管理和分析技术；熟练掌握 Stata编程；有Python和 ArcGIS（或其他相似语言与工具）经验者优先。
3.拥有良好的中英文写作能力、团队合作能力和沟通能力；能阅读和理解前沿英文经济学期刊文献。
4.合同期1年，表现优秀者可续聘。
5.联合研究中心同时开放极少数兼职岗位给三年级以上本科生或在读研究生，申请人需有相关研究经验。
您将获得:
1.与来自世界知名学府的研究人员进行深度交流合作。
2.扎实的研究技能训练和细致的学术指导。
3.有竞争力的待遇 (与美国经济学博士项目奖学金相近)。
4.主要工作地点在北京，同时有机会参与全国各地的田野工作。
Research Team （研究团队）:
Michael Greenstone
Michael Greenstone is the Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor in Economics, the College and the Harris School, as well as the Director of the Becker Friedman Institute and the interdisciplinary Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago. He previously served as the Chief Economist for President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, where he co-led the development of the United States Government’s social cost of carbon. Greenstone also directed The Hamilton Project, which studies policies to promote economic growth, and has since joined its Advisory Council. He is an elected member of the American Academy of Artsand Sciences, a fellow of the Econometric Society, and a former editor of the Journal of Political Economy. Before coming to the University of Chicago, Greenstone was the 3M Professor of Environmental Economics at MIT.
Fiona Burlig
Fiona Burlig is an assistant professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago and a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. She studies energy and environmental economics, with a focus on the developing world.
Prior to joining Harris, she wasa postdoc in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago.She holds a PhD in agricultural and resource economics from the University of California, Berkeley, and a BA in economics, political science, and German from Williams College.
Shaoda Wang
Shaoda Wang is an applied economist based at the University of Chicago. He is currently a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Economics, and will be joining the Harris School of Public Policy as an assistant professor in 2021. His research interests include political economy, development economics, and environmental economics. Prior to Chicago, he received his BA from Peking University and Ph.D. from UC Berkeley.
Guojun He
Guojun He is the research director of EPIC-China. He is an assistant professor in the Division of Social Science, Division of Environment & Sustainability, and Department of Economics at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). He is also a faculty affiliate of HKUST’s Institute for Emerging Market Studies and Institute for Public Policy. Prof. He tries to address some of the most challenging problems faced by developing countries and seeks to produce theoretically-sound and empirically-grounded research for optimal policy design.
王自发
王自发，中国科学院大气物理研究所研究员、博士生导师，大气边界层物理和大气化学国家重点实验室主任，国家杰出青年基金获得者，“万人计划”科技创新领军人才首批入选者。主要从事大气污染输送和沉降、大气化学模式研发、空气质量预报理论与方法研究。研制了我国自己的全尺度（全球－区域－城市群－城市）嵌套网格空气质量预报模式系统（NAQPMS），合作研制了新一代大气化学资料同化系统，发起主持了第三期亚洲空气质量模式国际比较计划（MICS-Asia III），支撑建立了国家、区域、省、城市空气质量多模式集合预报预警业务化体系，为国家重大活动空气质量保障及落实《大气污染防治计划》提供了核心技术。已合作发表SCI论文220余篇，SCI论文引用5200余次， H-index为40。曾获得第十届中国青年科技奖（2007年）、2011年中国科学院杰出科技成就奖集体奖（突出贡献者）、2017年国家科技进步二等奖。
更多信息：
EPIC-China 官方网站
https://epic.uchicago.cn/
EPIC 官方网站
https://epic.uchicago.edu/
注：2020-2020研究助理招聘计划已经结束。请关注EPIC-China网站获取未来的招聘计划。
EPIC隶属于芝加哥大学贝克尔·弗里德曼经济研究所，拥有国际一流的经济学研究团队，长期在环境治理、能源政策、经济发展等领域开展前沿经济学研究。
研究助理将协助Michael Greenstone (芝加哥大学) 、Fiona Burlig (芝加哥大学)、王绍达（芝加哥大学）、何国俊（香港科技大学）、王自发（中国科学院大气物理研究所）等学者进行一系列实证研究。研究助理将深度参与研究项目的全过程，并从中获得扎实的学术训练和丰富的研究经历。研究课题主要聚焦于评估中国环境治理的成本和收益、分析不同政策背后的政治与经济学机制。研究项目通常涉及对经济与环境数据进行整理与分析，并可能涉及实地调研和随机田野实验。除了协助开展研究，研究助理也将有机会使用联合研究中心的资源并与相关学者开展合作研究。
对有志于攻读国际一流大学经济学（或相关学科）博士项目的申请者而言，参与中心的研究工作可以帮助你接触前沿经济学研究并完善自身学术背景。
录取标准:
1. 应届毕业本科生或硕士生。优先考虑正在（或未来计划）申请国际一流大学经济学（及相关学科）博士研究项目的应届学生。
2.对因果推断、随机实验、发展经济学、环境经济学等相关问题有浓厚学术兴趣；具备扎实的计量经济学知识。
3.熟悉数据收集、管理和分析技术；熟练掌握 Stata编程；有Python和 ArcGIS（或其他相似语言与工具）经验者优先。
3.拥有良好的中英文写作能力、团队合作能力和沟通能力；能阅读和理解前沿英文经济学期刊文献。
4.合同期1年，表现优秀者可续聘。
5.联合研究中心同时开放极少数兼职岗位给三年级以上本科生或在读研究生，申请人需有相关研究经验。
您将获得:
1.与来自世界知名学府的研究人员进行深度交流合作。
2.扎实的研究技能训练和细致的学术指导。
3.有竞争力的待遇 (与美国经济学博士项目奖学金相近)。
4.主要工作地点在北京，同时有机会参与全国各地的田野工作。
Research Team （研究团队）:
Michael Greenstone
Michael Greenstone is the Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor in Economics, the College and the Harris School, as well as the Director of the Becker Friedman Institute and the interdisciplinary Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago. He previously served as the Chief Economist for President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, where he co-led the development of the United States Government’s social cost of carbon. Greenstone also directed The Hamilton Project, which studies policies to promote economic growth, and has since joined its Advisory Council. He is an elected member of the American Academy of Artsand Sciences, a fellow of the Econometric Society, and a former editor of the Journal of Political Economy. Before coming to the University of Chicago, Greenstone was the 3M Professor of Environmental Economics at MIT.
Fiona Burlig
Fiona Burlig is an assistant professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago and a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. She studies energy and environmental economics, with a focus on the developing world.
Prior to joining Harris, she wasa postdoc in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago.She holds a PhD in agricultural and resource economics from the University of California, Berkeley, and a BA in economics, political science, and German from Williams College.
Shaoda Wang
Shaoda Wang is an applied economist based at the University of Chicago. He is currently a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Economics, and will be joining the Harris School of Public Policy as an assistant professor in 2021. His research interests include political economy, development economics, and environmental economics. Prior to Chicago, he received his BA from Peking University and Ph.D. from UC Berkeley.
Guojun He
Guojun He is the research director of EPIC-China. He is an assistant professor in the Division of Social Science, Division of Environment & Sustainability, and Department of Economics at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). He is also a faculty affiliate of HKUST’s Institute for Emerging Market Studies and Institute for Public Policy. Prof. He tries to address some of the most challenging problems faced by developing countries and seeks to produce theoretically-sound and empirically-grounded research for optimal policy design.
王自发
王自发，中国科学院大气物理研究所研究员、博士生导师，大气边界层物理和大气化学国家重点实验室主任，国家杰出青年基金获得者，“万人计划”科技创新领军人才首批入选者。主要从事大气污染输送和沉降、大气化学模式研发、空气质量预报理论与方法研究。研制了我国自己的全尺度（全球－区域－城市群－城市）嵌套网格空气质量预报模式系统（NAQPMS），合作研制了新一代大气化学资料同化系统，发起主持了第三期亚洲空气质量模式国际比较计划（MICS-Asia III），支撑建立了国家、区域、省、城市空气质量多模式集合预报预警业务化体系，为国家重大活动空气质量保障及落实《大气污染防治计划》提供了核心技术。已合作发表SCI论文220余篇，SCI论文引用5200余次， H-index为40。曾获得第十届中国青年科技奖（2007年）、2011年中国科学院杰出科技成就奖集体奖（突出贡献者）、2017年国家科技进步二等奖。
更多信息：
EPIC-China 官方网站
https://epic.uchicago.cn/
EPIC 官方网站
https://epic.uchicago.edu/
注：2020-2020研究助理招聘计划已经结束。请关注EPIC-China网站获取未来的招聘计划。
Post-Doc/PhD/MPhil/RA Recruitment
Ideal candidates should be trained in economics with strong analytical skills. Students proficient in Stata, ArcGIS, Python and machine learning will be given priorities.
Please email me your CV and a two-page research proposal if you are interested: gjhe[at]ust.hk. I will not respond to your email if you only attach your CV.
Proposal requirements:
For Post-Doc applications, please aslo send me your Job Market Paper.
Please email me your CV and a two-page research proposal if you are interested: gjhe[at]ust.hk. I will not respond to your email if you only attach your CV.
Proposal requirements:
- A clear research question
- A novel and sharp identification strategy
- An important contribution to the literature
For Post-Doc applications, please aslo send me your Job Market Paper.