Economist, Senior Economist, or Economic Fellow - Energy

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About the Institute for Policy Integrity:

Housed at the New York University School of Law, Policy Integrity is a non-partisan think tank dedicated to improving the quality of government decision making. Our principal focus is U.S. energy and environmental policy, with a particular emphasis on climate change. We produce original scholarly research in the fields of economics, law, and regulatory policy. We also advocate for reform before courts and agencies.

Policy Integrity’s interdisciplinary mission focuses on the rational use of economic analysis in government decision making and how tools like cost‐benefit analysis and distributional analysis can improve policy design. Policy Integrity’s docket covers a range of issue areas, with a particular emphasis on federal environmental protections and federal‑and state‑level electricity policies, as well as a steady stream of projects on public health and consumer protection.

Policy Integrity’s successful advocacy outcomes include ensuring that agencies are required to consider the lost social benefits and other harms of any deregulatory actions; guiding state utility regulators on the need to value environmental externalities in energy policy decisions; improving energy market designs and planning decisions; convincing both federal and state courts to endorse the use of the social cost of carbon for monetizing avoided climate damages;

and prompting the Department of the Interior to analyze the option value of delaying offshore oil leases.

The Energy Economic Fellow, Economist, or Senior Economist will collaborate with Policy Integrity’s legal and economic researchers to prepare policy reports, comments in regulatory proceedings, and journal articles on a variety of issues including energy and climate policy, wholesale electricity market design, and retail electricity policies. They will analyze proposed wholesale and retail market rule changes, and provide insights to inform policy making.

We are looking for applicants with the following skills:

• Ph.D. in economics, public policy, engineering, or a related field;
• 0-3 years of relevant work experience for the economic fellow position, 3+ years of relevant work experience for the economist position, and 6+ years of relevant work experience for the senior economist position. Experience at a federal or state regulatory agency is a plus;
• A strong statistical/econometrics background. Familiarity with empirical strategies applied in resource and environmental economics is a plus;
• A background in energy policy, wholesale electricity markets, retail electricity markets is a plus;
• Experience in modeling and familiarity with AI/ML techniques as applied to energy systems, markets, or policy analysis is a plus;
• Excellent written communications skills required, with the ability to communicate statistical studies to lay audiences. Applicants’ written materials will be reviewed to assess their professionalism, independent thinking, and persuasive writing skills, as well as their ability and willingness to absorb new subject matters in law and policy.

Policy Integrity is committed to a culture in which all people are welcomed, respected, supported, and valued to fully participate. We welcome and encourage applications from diverse applicants, and we consider multiple aspects of diversity.

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