Center for Effective Global Action

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The Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA), headquartered at the University of California, Berkeley, seeks an outstanding Postdoctoral Scholar (postdoc) to support a multi-year research initiative evaluating the social and economic impacts of the exploitation of KoBold’s Mingomba copper mine in Chililabombwe, Zambia—the largest high quality copper mine in the world. The project combines large-scale household surveys, a regression discontinuity design to measure the causal effects of mine employment, and historical research on the Copperbelt. The postdoc will report to Berkeley-based CEGA affiliated PI Jonathan Weigel, and work in close collaboration with Co-Investigators Edward Miguel (UC Berkeley), Anja Benshaul-Tolonen (Barnard/Columbia), and Dale Mudenda (University of Zambia).

The position is full-time, based in Berkeley, California. This is a 1.5-year full-time position with possibility for extension pending funding. Starting annual salary for this position is $88,073 - $101,835.

Apply here: https://cega.submittable.com/submit/338905/postdoctoral-scholar-mining-and-local-development-in-zambia

Submit a CV, cover letter, writing sample, PhD transcript, contact information for three professional references (at least 2 of which are academic).

Application deadline: Applicants will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Please apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is reviewed.