Pre-Doctoral Research Positions at Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Chicago and Princeton 2026 | Paid Research Jobs Open Now for Global South Candidates
Pre-doctoral research positions (predocs) at top US universities are fully paid, full-time research jobs for recent graduates who want to work alongside leading economists and social scientists before applying to a PhD programme. Salaries range from $50,000 to $68,000 per year. Positions are currently open on predoc.org at Harvard Business School (deadline May 18, 2026), NYU Stern (deadline June 1, 2026), University of Chicago Booth (rolling deadline June 30, 2026), Yale School of the Environment (rolling), MIT (rolling), and Princeton (rolling). International students are eligible and several positions offer J-1 visa sponsorship. There is no application fee.