Postdoctoral Scholar - O'Donnell Center Behavioral Economics - Haas School of Business

Postdoctoral Scholar - O'Donnell Center for Behavioral Economics - Haas School of Business

Position overview:

Position title:

Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee

Salary range: $69,073 - $82,836 (estimated $69,073 - $77,030)

Percent time: 100%

Anticipated start: 8/1/2026

Position duration:
Two years with possible renewal

Application window:
Open date January 16, 2026;
Final date June 30, 2026

The O'Donnell Center for Behavioral Economics and Finance, housed jointly in the Haas School of Business and the Department of Economics, seeks a Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee with expertise in behavioral economics or behavioral finance, and strong econometric or theory training. The center supports rigorous research in applied microeconomics, financial economics, macro‑finance, political economy, public economics, and health economics, and collaborates with neuroscience, cognitive science, and medicine researchers.

The postdoctoral scholar will engage in new research opportunities, receive mentorship from faculty, expand their collaborative network, and actively participate in seminar series and workshops. The scholar will also have time for independent research and will develop a research agenda in collaboration with their supervisor.

Areas of research interest include:

• Belief formation in macro‑finance, experience effects and memory formation
• Household decision‑making: household finance, health choices, consumption
• Firm decision‑making: corporate finance and managerial biases (overconfidence, sunk‑cost fallacy, hindsight bias)
• Neuroscience foundations of modern models of belief formation and economic/financial decision‑making, mental health, trauma

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

• Ph.D. (or equivalent international degree), or enrolled in a Ph.D. program at the time of application

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)

• Ph.D. (or equivalent international degree) by start date
• No more than two years of post‑degree research experience

Preferred qualifications

• Ph.D. in economics, finance, or related fields with interest in behavioral economics/finance and applied economics
• Strengths in applied microeconometrics, field experiments, and applied data science (machine learning, computational methods for unstructured data)

Document requirements:

• Curriculum Vitae – most recently updated
• Cover Letter
• Statement of Research – a summary of your research agenda in non‑technical language

Reference requirements:

• 2–6 referees with contact information only

Applications should include the above documents and can be submitted via the following link.

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Job location:

2220 Piedmont Ave, Berkeley, CA 94720

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. For more information, please refer to the University of California's Anti‑Discrimination Policy. This position does not include sponsorship of a new consular H‑1B visa petition that would require payment of the $100,000 supplemental fee.