We encourage interested candidates to review and apply to our open jobs listed below!

To register your interest in working with DIL, please submit the General DIL Interest Form. You are welcome to do this in addition to applying to particular opportunities below. Note: we will only contact candidates whose interests and experiences align with current DIL needs. 

Office of the Faculty Director

To register your interest in working with the Office of the Faculty Director (OFD), please submit to the OFD General Interest Form, in addition to applying to open OFD roles. The OFD is a unit that directly supports the Faculty Director with administrative, research, and policy initiatives. The OFD is broadly interested in candidates with the following skill sets and interests. Note: we will only contact candidates whose interests and experiences align with current DIL needs.

  • Understanding of economics, including knowledge of economic principles, and ability to apply them rapidly to new circumstances and spot problems. Technical and programming skills are preferred, but not required.
  • Strong writing skills. Ability to communicate ideas accurately, precisely, and concisely. Good attention to detail for editing and improving documents written by others.
  • Ability to work quickly and flexibly. Our work often involves short deadlines, requires multiple iterations, and involves rapid changes of plans based on new information.

Office of the Faculty Director- Open Positions

UChicago Student Positions

Development Innovation Lab Open Positions – Chicago-based 

Development Innovation Lab Open Positions – Non-Chicago-based 

Human-Centered Weather Forecasts (Interdisciplinary UChicago Initiative)