National Poverty Fellows Program - Post Doctoral Fellowship

For more information and to apply please visit: Institute for Research on Poverty

The Institute for Research on Poverty is calling for applications for six postdoctoral fellowships in the National Poverty Fellows Program for positions starting in late summer or early fall of 2023.

Fellows will be in residence in one of three federal offices within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Currently we expect the following placements:

• Three fellows in the Office of Community Services (OCS) | Position Description
• Two fellows at the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) – one in the Division of Economic Independence (DEI) and one in the Division of Data and Improvement (DDI) | Position Description
• One fellow at the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation | Position Description

Position Information And Benefits

• Fellowships are for one year, with the possibility of an extension for an additional year.
• Compensation is around $92,000/year and includes health insurance.
• Twenty percent of the fellows’ time is allotted to their own poverty- or inequality-related research.
• Fellows will have an IRP academic research mentor and an outside policy mentor.
• A $3,000 budget is provided that can be used to support conference travel, professional development opportunities, and research expenses.
• Fellows receive support for two scholar-in-residence visits to IRP at the University of Wisconsin–Madison per year.

Applications are due on November 30, 2022.

For more information and to apply please visit: Institute for Research on Poverty