Funding and Employment Opportunities

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Energy and Environmental Economics Predoctoral Fellow

The Opportunity Lab is hiring a full-time predoctoral fellow (junior or assistant specialist) to work on one or more projects in the field of energy and environmental economics under the supervision of Professor Reed Walker and 1-2 other faculty members working in this field at UC Berkeley. This is a full-time position with a negotiable start date between June 2025 and September 2025. The position will be funded for two academic years.

The first date of review for this opening is February 18, 2025. The final date of review is March 24, 2025.

Call for Proposals: 2025 Graduate Student Research Awards

The Opportunity Lab is pleased to invite applications from UC Berkeley PhD students for research funding for new or ongoing work focused on US Transportation & Infrastructure Development. Awards ranging from roughly $5,000 - $10,000 are available for actively enrolled UC Berkeley PhD students.

Application materials must be submitted by February 28th, with funding decisions communicated by the end of March.