Post-Doctoral Fellow

Position description

The Net Zero Industrial Policy Lab at Johns Hopkins is looking for a post-doctoral fellow to conduct research on countries’ economic opportunities in the green energy transition.

The lab seeks to produce the world-leading academic research and timely policy analysis needed to grapple with geopolitics and political economy of the energy transition. It combines the technical analysis of net-zero supply chains with the study of net-zero industrial policies to catalyze strategic collaborations between government and industry. The lab operates as more than an academic research unit–it works closely with partners from industry and government to develop solutions in real-time. The lab works across sectors with projects in critical minerals, hydrogen, steel, aluminum, biofuels, renewables, and other clean energy supply chains.

The lab is embarking on a multi-year project to support the development of smart green industrial policies in multiple countries. In this project, we will map the global industrial base for clean energy technology and assess each countries’ capacity to produce the natural resources and technologies needed to build a net zero world economy. We will then look at countries’ potential in a prospective analysis of where various countries could contribute to a net zero future. This methodology will produce a picture of each country’s current capacities and future capabilities. This provides a rigorous, highly detailed analytical base for the formulation of foreign, trade, industrial, and supply chain policy. 

 The post-doctoral fellow will lead the analysis of countries’ existing and future potential in the global green economy. We expect this to follow from and build on the methodologies laid out in Hidalgo et al (2007), Hausmann et al (2013), and Mealy and Teytelboym (2022).  The fellow will work with lab’s leadership to translate the results of a complex global modeling exercise into policy designs in both developed and developing countries.

This is a two-year full-time research position. The start date is negotiable for the right candidate but we are hoping to hire into the position as soon as possible. Review of applications will begin on September 15, 2024 and continue until a successful candidate is selected.

Qualifications

A PhD in political science, public policy, economics, or engineering. Experience working with manufacturing and trade data as well as knowledge economy concepts and modeling is desired.

Application instructions

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