Cleo O'Brien-Udry
@cobrienudry.bsky.social
International political economy, development, and climate politics | Assistant professor @UIUC | she/her
cobrienudry.github.io
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Help get kittens adopted by taking them home for one to two weeks!!
www.pawschicago.org
Help get kittens adopted by taking them home for one to two weeks!!
www.pawschicago.org
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The Weiss Fund has a great new initiative for development economists on the PhD job market to support those taking up research positions in LMICs, offering supplementary income + research funds. Please share!
Weiss Fellowship for Junior Researchers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries - Weiss Fund
The Weiss Fund Fellowship provides supplementary financial support for exceptional job market PhD candidates accepting positions in Weiss Fund-eligible countries and doing work aligned with the Weiss ...
weissfund.uchicago.edu
January 15, 2026 at 7:22 PM
The Weiss Fund has a great new initiative for development economists on the PhD job market to support those taking up research positions in LMICs, offering supplementary income + research funds. Please share!
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Holy hell, what an obituary
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Holy hell, what an obituary
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🚨JOB JOB JOB JOB🚨
COME BE THE SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR FOR THE BEST TEAM WORKING IN CLIMATE POLITICS AND POLICY @climatecabinet.org @clicabedu.bsky.social
COME BE THE SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR FOR THE BEST TEAM WORKING IN CLIMATE POLITICS AND POLICY @climatecabinet.org @clicabedu.bsky.social
Senior Communications Director
Chicago, Illinois, United States
job-boards.greenhouse.io
January 7, 2026 at 6:48 PM
🚨JOB JOB JOB JOB🚨
COME BE THE SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR FOR THE BEST TEAM WORKING IN CLIMATE POLITICS AND POLICY @climatecabinet.org @clicabedu.bsky.social
COME BE THE SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR FOR THE BEST TEAM WORKING IN CLIMATE POLITICS AND POLICY @climatecabinet.org @clicabedu.bsky.social
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1. Look, there are basically just two ways to run the global oil market: petro-imperialism and petro-consumerism. Historically USA has embraced both, varying over time. The attack on #Venezuela is a return to naked petro-imperialism. Thread.
January 3, 2026 at 6:51 PM
1. Look, there are basically just two ways to run the global oil market: petro-imperialism and petro-consumerism. Historically USA has embraced both, varying over time. The attack on #Venezuela is a return to naked petro-imperialism. Thread.
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🚨 Six days left to apply 🚨
2 x 3-year postdoc positions
to work with me on the many impacts of border change, no teaching obligations, a vibrant department @lsegovernment.bsky.social, and London is a fantastic city! Deadline: Jan 4th.
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
2 x 3-year postdoc positions
to work with me on the many impacts of border change, no teaching obligations, a vibrant department @lsegovernment.bsky.social, and London is a fantastic city! Deadline: Jan 4th.
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
December 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
🚨 Six days left to apply 🚨
2 x 3-year postdoc positions
to work with me on the many impacts of border change, no teaching obligations, a vibrant department @lsegovernment.bsky.social, and London is a fantastic city! Deadline: Jan 4th.
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
2 x 3-year postdoc positions
to work with me on the many impacts of border change, no teaching obligations, a vibrant department @lsegovernment.bsky.social, and London is a fantastic city! Deadline: Jan 4th.
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
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Science has named the seemingly unstoppable growth of renewable energy worldwide as the 2025 Breakthrough of the Year.
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx
December 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Science has named the seemingly unstoppable growth of renewable energy worldwide as the 2025 Breakthrough of the Year.
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx
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Join us in advancing data science and AI research! The Johns Hopkins Data Science and AI Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is now accepting applications for the 2026–2027 academic year. Apply now! Deadline: Jan 23, 2026. Details and apply: apply.interfolio.com/179059
December 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Join us in advancing data science and AI research! The Johns Hopkins Data Science and AI Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is now accepting applications for the 2026–2027 academic year. Apply now! Deadline: Jan 23, 2026. Details and apply: apply.interfolio.com/179059
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Looking for a postdoc in American politics? Come work with us in Ann Arbor! No obligations other than research. Preference for institutions-focused work, but we’re open to a wide range of substantive interests (including local politics!). Happy to answer any questions: apply.interfolio.com/178829
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December 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Looking for a postdoc in American politics? Come work with us in Ann Arbor! No obligations other than research. Preference for institutions-focused work, but we’re open to a wide range of substantive interests (including local politics!). Happy to answer any questions: apply.interfolio.com/178829
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Another great postdoc opportunity at Notre Dame! We’re seeking a scholar of American racial & ethnic politics to join our fantastic and growing postdoc cohort
Major upside: the opportunity to interview with our poli sci dept for conversion to a tenure-track line
apply.interfolio.com/179415
Major upside: the opportunity to interview with our poli sci dept for conversion to a tenure-track line
apply.interfolio.com/179415
December 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Another great postdoc opportunity at Notre Dame! We’re seeking a scholar of American racial & ethnic politics to join our fantastic and growing postdoc cohort
Major upside: the opportunity to interview with our poli sci dept for conversion to a tenure-track line
apply.interfolio.com/179415
Major upside: the opportunity to interview with our poli sci dept for conversion to a tenure-track line
apply.interfolio.com/179415
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New paper in PNAS: Your homicide risk follows you around the country. If you’re born in the historically violent Wild West, Appalachian Highlands, or Deep South, a higher risk of violent death trails you wherever you go. 🧵1/14
December 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
New paper in PNAS: Your homicide risk follows you around the country. If you’re born in the historically violent Wild West, Appalachian Highlands, or Deep South, a higher risk of violent death trails you wherever you go. 🧵1/14
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There's always one detail that will crack your heart entirely open.
"Friedberg visited Rhode Island Hospital on Saturday night, where she said she spoke with her teaching assistant, who had traveled there to support several of their injured students." Wow, the TA was present at the shooting and then went with students in the class to hospital to support.
December 14, 2025 at 4:14 AM
There's always one detail that will crack your heart entirely open.
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🚨 Predoc Opportunity at Yale! 🚨
Care about research that changes policy?
My research team works within state government to advance evidence and learning for a smarter safety net!
And our predocs have excellent PhD placements. Apply here!
#EconSky #EconTwitter #Predoc #ResearchJobs #HealthPolicy
Care about research that changes policy?
My research team works within state government to advance evidence and learning for a smarter safety net!
And our predocs have excellent PhD placements. Apply here!
#EconSky #EconTwitter #Predoc #ResearchJobs #HealthPolicy
Economics of the Safety Net
tobin.yale.edu
December 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
🚨 Predoc Opportunity at Yale! 🚨
Care about research that changes policy?
My research team works within state government to advance evidence and learning for a smarter safety net!
And our predocs have excellent PhD placements. Apply here!
#EconSky #EconTwitter #Predoc #ResearchJobs #HealthPolicy
Care about research that changes policy?
My research team works within state government to advance evidence and learning for a smarter safety net!
And our predocs have excellent PhD placements. Apply here!
#EconSky #EconTwitter #Predoc #ResearchJobs #HealthPolicy
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🚨 Vacancies at Maastricht in research programme "Europe: Society, Politics and Global Order" (do share!)
- Assistant Prof Political Philosophy in Euro Democracy
- Assistant Prof Euro Political History
- PostDoc Disinformation and Euro Democracy
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/search/?crea...
- Assistant Prof Political Philosophy in Euro Democracy
- Assistant Prof Euro Political History
- PostDoc Disinformation and Euro Democracy
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/search/?crea...
Maastricht University Jobs
Find at Maastricht University
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl
December 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
🚨 Vacancies at Maastricht in research programme "Europe: Society, Politics and Global Order" (do share!)
- Assistant Prof Political Philosophy in Euro Democracy
- Assistant Prof Euro Political History
- PostDoc Disinformation and Euro Democracy
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/search/?crea...
- Assistant Prof Political Philosophy in Euro Democracy
- Assistant Prof Euro Political History
- PostDoc Disinformation and Euro Democracy
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/search/?crea...
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PhD opportunity at the University of Oxford. The Morelli scholarship funds a doctoral student to work with me on on democratic backsliding, strategies of democratic defense and regeneration, or the rise of illiberalism. Deadline Jan 9. More information at users.ox.ac.uk/~ssfc0073/
December 1, 2025 at 11:39 AM
PhD opportunity at the University of Oxford. The Morelli scholarship funds a doctoral student to work with me on on democratic backsliding, strategies of democratic defense and regeneration, or the rise of illiberalism. Deadline Jan 9. More information at users.ox.ac.uk/~ssfc0073/
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Exciting news on @malengo.org, the NGO that helps East African students move to Europe for education: Our research team has given us a glimpse of their early findings!
Here is the full writeup, joint with @richardnerland.bsky.social:
forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/CpZYHk...
Thread follows!
Here is the full writeup, joint with @richardnerland.bsky.social:
forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/CpZYHk...
Thread follows!
November 27, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Exciting news on @malengo.org, the NGO that helps East African students move to Europe for education: Our research team has given us a glimpse of their early findings!
Here is the full writeup, joint with @richardnerland.bsky.social:
forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/CpZYHk...
Thread follows!
Here is the full writeup, joint with @richardnerland.bsky.social:
forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/CpZYHk...
Thread follows!
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*external validity voice* actually it could just be that nairobi is fucking awesome
There are those in the development sector that try to romanticize rural life, but most people really are happier living around lots of other people
voxdev.org/topic/migrat...
voxdev.org/topic/migrat...
November 27, 2025 at 12:08 PM
*external validity voice* actually it could just be that nairobi is fucking awesome
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Fellowship opportunity for for three scholars from SWANA/MENA countries to attend the Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research in summer 2026. Apply by December 14 (scroll down for info).
Direct link to PDF call here: web.apsanet.org/mena/wp-cont...
Direct link to PDF call here: web.apsanet.org/mena/wp-cont...
Institute for Qualitative & Multi-Method Research
www.maxwell.syr.edu
November 26, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Fellowship opportunity for for three scholars from SWANA/MENA countries to attend the Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research in summer 2026. Apply by December 14 (scroll down for info).
Direct link to PDF call here: web.apsanet.org/mena/wp-cont...
Direct link to PDF call here: web.apsanet.org/mena/wp-cont...
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🚨 Postdoctoral opportunities! 🚨
Hello #econsky! We are hiring 2 postdocs in the department of economics at UCalgary for those working in *electricity economics*
Term: 2 years
Pay: $80,000/yr + benefits + $10k research allowance
Start: July 2026
Details in next two posts 👇
Hello #econsky! We are hiring 2 postdocs in the department of economics at UCalgary for those working in *electricity economics*
Term: 2 years
Pay: $80,000/yr + benefits + $10k research allowance
Start: July 2026
Details in next two posts 👇
November 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
🚨 Postdoctoral opportunities! 🚨
Hello #econsky! We are hiring 2 postdocs in the department of economics at UCalgary for those working in *electricity economics*
Term: 2 years
Pay: $80,000/yr + benefits + $10k research allowance
Start: July 2026
Details in next two posts 👇
Hello #econsky! We are hiring 2 postdocs in the department of economics at UCalgary for those working in *electricity economics*
Term: 2 years
Pay: $80,000/yr + benefits + $10k research allowance
Start: July 2026
Details in next two posts 👇
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This seems like a crazy important story that is getting very little coverage here - especially if it destabilizes the regime
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This seems like a crazy important story that is getting very little coverage here - especially if it destabilizes the regime
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Two fully funded PhD positions in my department with a focus on AI and war. Please circulate widely and apply here before Jan 6: www.fhs.se/en/swedish-d...
PhD positions in War Studies with specialisation in AI - Swedish Defence University (SEDU)
www.fhs.se
November 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Two fully funded PhD positions in my department with a focus on AI and war. Please circulate widely and apply here before Jan 6: www.fhs.se/en/swedish-d...
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The MPE Program at UPitt offers undergrads interested in grad school in some political economy area an 8 week summer program with a stipend. Applications due early January. Interested undergrads should apply.
mpeprogram.com/summerprogram
mpeprogram.com/summerprogram
About MPE — Mobilization and Political Economy
mpeprogram.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The MPE Program at UPitt offers undergrads interested in grad school in some political economy area an 8 week summer program with a stipend. Applications due early January. Interested undergrads should apply.
mpeprogram.com/summerprogram
mpeprogram.com/summerprogram
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If women are underrepresented in STEM, it's at least partly because men like this offer mentoring, then embarrass themselves by assuming their mentees must be into them, then decide the best solution is to cut ties, which sends the signal to other faculty that the mentee must not be good enough.
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
If women are underrepresented in STEM, it's at least partly because men like this offer mentoring, then embarrass themselves by assuming their mentees must be into them, then decide the best solution is to cut ties, which sends the signal to other faculty that the mentee must not be good enough.
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Keep coming back to Summers’ annoyance that this female mentee he’s trying to sleep with “takes her presentation very seriously.” To men like this—to a lot of men—women’s intellectual or professional ambition is an irritating presumption that they condescend to tolerate.
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Keep coming back to Summers’ annoyance that this female mentee he’s trying to sleep with “takes her presentation very seriously.” To men like this—to a lot of men—women’s intellectual or professional ambition is an irritating presumption that they condescend to tolerate.
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We are hiring! Please share!
Canadian Excellence Research Chair in Comparative Democratic Resilience in the Global South
careers.mun.ca/hss/api/care...
@memorialu.bsky.social
Note we are working with a very tight deadline
Canadian Excellence Research Chair in Comparative Democratic Resilience in the Global South
careers.mun.ca/hss/api/care...
@memorialu.bsky.social
Note we are working with a very tight deadline
careers.mun.ca
November 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
We are hiring! Please share!
Canadian Excellence Research Chair in Comparative Democratic Resilience in the Global South
careers.mun.ca/hss/api/care...
@memorialu.bsky.social
Note we are working with a very tight deadline
Canadian Excellence Research Chair in Comparative Democratic Resilience in the Global South
careers.mun.ca/hss/api/care...
@memorialu.bsky.social
Note we are working with a very tight deadline