Postdoctoral Researcher - Duffy
Job#: JPF07869
APPLICATION WINDOW
Open date: October 3, 2022
Final date: Friday, November 4, 2022 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
If you apply to this recruitment by November 4, 2022, you will have until November
11, 2022 to complete your application.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Postdoctoral Researcher,
Department of Economics, UC Irvine
John Duffy and Stephan Jagau
JEL Classification: C – Mathematical and Quantitative Methods
Subject to budgetary authorization, we will consider applicants for a one-year Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Economics at the University of California, Irvine (UCI).
Job Description
The postdoctoral researcher will work closely with Drs. Duffy and Jagau on an NSF-funded project exploring how selection pressure affects behavior in economic decision-making experiments. The ideal candidate will be knowledgeable of (evolutionary) game theory and/or evolutionary biology. Candidates should also be adept at data analysis and familiar with Python/oTree programming and experimental economics methods (or willing to learn). We expect to design and implement several decision-making experiments leading to publications in leading economics and/or general interest journals. The post-doctoral researcher will co-author those articles, and they will actively participate in designing and implementing the research, analyzing data, and presenting results at scientific conferences. The postdoctoral researcher will be given an office and time pursue their own research (including access to UCI’s ESSL lab to carry out decision-making experiments). They will interact with UCI faculty and participate in department workshops and events.
Salary and benefits:- This position is full-time and includes benefits for a period of 12 months. Salary is commensurate with experience.
- The successful candidate must possess a Ph.D. (by the start of the appointment) in Biology, Economics, Computer Science, or related disciplines.
All candidates are required to submit
- A cover letter with a clear statement of research interests
- Curriculum Vitae
- A letter of recommendation from a qualified person familiar with the applicant’s research
- A representative academic paper
- Inclusive Excellence Activities Statement - Statement addressing how past and/or potential contributions to diversity will advance UCI's Commitment to Inclusive Excellence.
A completed application must be submitted electronically through: https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF07869
QUALIFICATIONS
Basic qualifications (required at time of application
The successful candidate must possess a Ph.D. (by the start of the appointment) in
Biology, Economics, Computer Science, or related disciplines.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Document requirements
- Cover Letter - A cover letter with a clear statement of research interests
- Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
- A representative academic paper
- Inclusive Excellence Activities Statement - Statement addressing how past and/or potential contributions to inclusive excellence will advance UCI's Commitment to Inclusive Excellence. See our guide for writting an inclusive excellence activities statement.
- Authorization to Release Information Form - A reference check will be completed only if you are made a tentative offer to a Professor or Professor of Teaching series, at any rank. Download, complete, sign, and upload the form: https://ap.uci.edu/wp-content/uploads/AuthReleaseForm.pdf
- Misc / Additional (Optional)
Reference requirements
- 1-2 letters of reference required
APPLY LINK: https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF07869
CAMPUS INFORMATION
The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration
for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected
categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.
JOB LOCATION
Irvine, CA