Conducts academic research in connection with CUNY programs; may assist faculty, staff, and students in conducting research and lead research efforts involving others.
Research Associate
Exempt
Research Associate (Postdoctoral Scholar) in Wealth Inequality - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality
The Graduate Center, CUNY is the focal point for advanced teaching and research at The City University of New York (CUNY), the nation's largest urban public university. With over 35 doctoral and master’s programs of the highest caliber, the Graduate Center fosters pioneering research and scholarship in the arts and sciences and prepares students for careers in universities and the private, nonprofit, and government sectors. The Graduate Center’s commitment to research and scholarship for the public good is exemplified by its more than 30 centers, institutes, and initiatives, including its Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC), a 200,000 square-foot facility in upper Manhattan, designed to promote collaboration among scientists in five areas of global research and innovation: nanoscience, photonics, structural biology, neuroscience, and environmental sciences.
The Graduate Center (GC) benefits from highly ambitious and diverse students and alumni—who in turn teach hundreds of thousands of undergraduates every year. Through its public programs, the Graduate Center enhances New York City’s intellectual and cultural life.
STONE CENTER
The James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality conducts and promotes quantitative research using inequality as a lens on society, politics, and the economy. The core faculty, the affiliated and postdoctoral scholars, and the students working within the center share a commitment to scholarship that is data-driven, interdisciplinary, and policy-oriented, often addressing questions that are cross-nationally comparative or global in scope.
The Stone Center:
For more information about the Stone Center visit https://stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/
CALL FOR ONE POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR
The Stone Center seeks to hire a Research Associate (Postdoctoral Scholar) working on wealth and/or wealth inequality, to carry out research focused on the United States, on other countries, or through cross-country comparisons. This position reports to the Stone Center Director and is a full-time two-year position beginning in August 2025.
Priority will be given to candidates conducting research in the following areas:
The allocation of time will be approximately as follows:
The postdoctoral scholar will also be expected to perform other duties, occasionally, as requested by Stone Center senior scholars or staff, including but not limited to, working with the Stone Center’s communications team to produce and disseminate public-facing scholarship, via a mix of social media tools and public programming.
All full-time and part-time CUNY staff are expected to work in-person at their campus office 70% of their work time. For full-time staff, this is equivalent to 7 out of 10 days of in-person work in a two-week period (e.g., 7 days in-person, 3 days remote). This hybrid work schedule is subject to change.
Doctoral Degree in a related field and demonstrated research ability.
A preferred candidate should have:
o Applicants must have completed their Ph.D. no more than seven years prior to the application date.
o Applicants must demonstrate that their Ph.D. degree will be completed by August 2025.
$90,000/year plus an allowance for research-related expenditures, as well as an allowance for hiring research assistants from the Graduate Center’s student population. This position is generously funded by the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Foundation.
CUNY offers a comprehensive benefits package to employees and eligible dependents based on job title and classification. Employees are also offered pension and Tax-Deferred Savings Plans. Part-time employees must meet a weekly or semester work hour criteria to be eligible for health benefits. Health benefits are also extended to retirees who meet the eligibility criteria.
1. Curriculum vitae.
2. Statement of interest, not to exceed 1,500 words. The statement of interest should:
3. One writing sample. Please do not submit multiple writing samples.
4. Contact details for three (3) professional references, including their names, titles, organizations, telephone numbers, and email addresses. Letters of recommendation are not required with the initial application.
Please upload all documents in PDF format.
Scholars studying other facets of economic inequality may choose to apply for a different Stone Center postdoctoral scholar position, referenced here as Job ID 28686. Candidates whose work is appropriate to both positions are welcome to apply to both.
October 30, 2024
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