The Market Shaping Accelerator (MSA), a partnership between three leading institutions – combining the academic expertise of Dartmouth and the University of Chicago, with the policy insights of the Center for Global Development – is led by the world’s leading market shaping scholars including Professor Christopher Snyder (Dartmouth), Nobel laureate Michael Kremer (UChicago), and Professor and President of the Center for Global Development Rachel Glennerster (CGD and UChicago).
MSA aims to catalyze the development of Advance Market Commitments and other market shaping mechanisms to incentivize innovations addressing pressing global challenges including, climate change, pandemic threats, and global health issues. MSA identifies promising opportunities, develops high-impact proposals, and engages with policymakers and funders.
This position will be based in Washington, DC.
About the role
The Research Professional, will work with Professor Christopher Snyder (Dartmouth), Professor Rachel Glennerster (CGD President), and other colleagues at the Market Shaping Accelerator to support the development and adoption of high-impact, market shaping proposals that will incentivize innovations that address climate change, pandemic threats, global health issues, and other pressing global challenges.
The position will provide an opportunity to engage in a variety of tasks that provide preparation for graduate school and exposure to working with key policymakers, economists, and philanthropists. Research Professionals interact frequently with the faculty directors and work in a supportive environment with a small team. This role provides the opportunity to collaborate on papers, interact with economic experts, and contribute to market-shaping proposals.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- 40% Economic appraisal and quantitative modeling (including cost-benefit analysis) of market shaping proposals
- microeconomic modeling and analysis
- Estimating the size of relevant markets, the potential benefits of new innovations and the potential size (cost) of the market shaping instruments
- Modeling and data analysis in Stata, R, and/or Python
- 25% Supporting analysis of policy challenges related to climate change, global health, and pandemic preparedness – including understanding the market dynamics and structure of key sectors/industries
- 10% Communication and coordination with relevant stakeholders
- 25% Identifying promising candidate problems to tackle with market shaping instruments through desk research
Required qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Economics or related field
- Strong quantitative skills and experience with empirical research methods or microeconomic modeling
- Programming experience in at least one language (e.g., Stata, R, Python, or MATLAB)
- Excellent analytical and critical-thinking skills
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Ability to stay organized on multiple projects simultaneously
Preferred qualifications
- Advanced modeling experience and knowledge of multiple programming languages is desired (but not required)
- Curiosity and interest in climate change, pandemic preparedness and global health
Working Conditions
- Some domestic (and possible international) travel as required.
Application Documents
- Resume/CV (required)
- Cover Letter (required)
- Writing Sample (required)
- Transcripts (required)
- Professional References Contact Information (3) (required)
MSA has a strong commitment to diversity. In that spirit, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of people, including women, persons of color, persons with disabilities, veterans or any other legally protected group.
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Date of priority review: October 6, 2025
