Overview:

This candidate carries out research on competition policy, regulation, international trade, and intellectual property, as directed by the Senior Research Fellow (SRF) and the Visiting Post-graduate fellow with whom the SRF works. They will learn how senior professionals working on economic policy develop their research agendas, analyze complex issues, and promote their research. It is expected that they will enhance his or her analytical skills and knowledge of applied public policy.

Role Responsibilities:

• Carries out research on competition, regulation, international trade, and intellectual property, as directed.
• Summarizes the results of the research in short memos.
• Assists the SRF and the VPF on their research projects and public presentations.

• B.A. candidate, hopefully in economics (or with a significant focus on economics).
• A strong academic record that demonstrates strength in research and writing.

EEO Statement: We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Employee Benefits: Salary is competitive and will be commensurate with experience. In addition, Mercatus provides excellent benefits to all individual employees, including full health and dental coverage, flexible spending accounts, long-term disability and life insurance, a 403(b) retirement savings program, parking/travel benefits, and twelve free credits per year at George Mason University.

About the Mercatus Center at George Mason University: For over 40 years, the Mercatus Center at George Mason University has been the world’s premier university source for market-oriented ideas—bridging the gap between academic ideas and real-world problems. A university-based research center, Mercatus works to advance knowledge about how markets work to improve our lives by training graduate students, conducting research, and applying sound economics to offer solutions to society’s most pressing problems.