Postdoctoral Scholar Employee - The Initiative in Behavioral Economics and Finance - Haas School of BusinessJob #JPF03767
Position overviewPosition title:Postdoctoral Scholar EmployeeSalary range: The posted UC academic salary scales (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/compensation/2022-23-academic-salary-scales.html) set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment. See the following table(s) for the salary scale(s) for this position [https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2022/may-2022-postdoc-scales/t23.pdf.]. ‘Off-scale salaries’ and other components of pay, which would yield compensation that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions.
Percent time: 100%
Anticipated start: 8/28/2023
Position duration: This position is funded for one year with possible renewal for an additional year.
Application WindowOpen date: January 15, 2023 Next review date: Sunday, Jan 29, 2023 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Final date: Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Position descriptionThe Initiative in Behavioral Economics and Finance, housed jointly in the Haas School of Business and the Department of Economics seeks applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee (Title Code 3252), with expertise in behavioral economics or behavioral finance, and strong econometric or theory training Responsibilities: Areas of research interest include, but are not limited to, -models and empirical evidence of belief formation in macro-finance, especially work on experience effects and memory formation; -household decision-making: household finance, health choices, consumption -firm decision-making: corporate finance and in particular managerial biases, including overconfidence, sunk-cost fallacy, and hindsight bias; -neuroscience foundations of modern models of belief formation and economic/financial decision-making mental health, trauma. Applicants are expected to (1) pitch their existing research (either from their current job market, or work used on the job market in the past season), (2) propose possible areas of collaboration, including concrete project ideas, and (3) demonstrate their ability to productively contribute to possible projects of collaboration proposed by us. QualificationsBasic qualifications (required at time of application)
Ph.D. (or equivalent international degree), or enrolled in a Ph.D. or equivalent international degree program at the time of application. Additional qualifications (required at time of start)
Ph.D. (or equivalent international degree) by the start date. Preferred qualifications
All candidates with a Ph.D. (or equivalent international degree) by start date in economics, finance, and related fields with interest in studying themes related to behavioral economics behavioral finance, and applied economics are invited to apply. Application RequirementsDocument requirements
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