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Junior Specialist/Assistant Specialist - O'Donnell Center for Behavioral Economics - Haas School of Business

Position overview

Position title: Junior Specialist or Assistant Specialist
Salary range: The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay at appointment. See the following table for the current https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2024-25/july-2024-scales/t24-b.pdf). The current full-time salary range for Junior Specialist positions is $53,100 to $56,600. Final salary will be commensurate with level of experience. The current full-time salary for Assistant Specialist positions is $61,300 to $68,300. Final salary will be commensurate with level of experience.

Percent time: 100%

Anticipated start: 7/1/2025

Position duration: 1 Year

Application Window
Open date: May 13, 2025

Most recent review date: Friday, Jun 27, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.

Final date: Monday, Sep 1, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

The Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley is seeking highly motivated individuals for the position of Junior or Assistant Specialist. The positions are to assist in research in behavioral economics and finance, intersecting with topics in applied microeconomics, macro-finance, labor, and health.

The mission of the O'Donnell Center for Behavioral Economics is to support scholarship combining the highest standards of economic research with insights drawn from psychology and across the sciences-including cognitive science, neuroscience, biology, medicine, epidemiology, and genetics. The candidate would work at the Haas School of Business O'Donnell Center for Behavioral Economics under the supervision of Professor Ulrike Malmendier.

General Duties:

• Assist in designing and interpreting analyses, involving knowledge and experience in reduced form (difference-in- difference, regression discontinuity, instrumental variables) and structural econometrics (method of moments, maximum likelihood, dynamic programming) and methods of causal inference. (20% time)
• Write computer code to maintain data and implement analyses; the applicant will have had substantial experience in manipulating large datasets and in programming in an efficient, collaborative, and replicable manner. (20% time)
• Maintain accurate documentation of work. (20% time)
• Clean data, identify problems with data or coding, and resolve technical problems. (10% time)
• Assist in preparation for research manuscripts and project reports and generate tables and graphs for publications. (10% time)
• Monitor datasets and statistical deliverables for quality assurance. (10% time)
• Collaborate with research team and other experts in the field regarding ongoing analyses of the project. (10% time)

Program: https://haas.berkeley.edu/behavioral-economics/

Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
The minimum qualification to be enrolled in a Bachelor's Degree, or equivalent international degree program at time of application.

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)
A Bachelor's Degree, or equivalent international degree at the start of appointment.

Preferred qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree or in a quantitative field, including Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Economics or related and theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge in the area of Economics. An advanced degree by start date are preferred.
• Demonstrated proficiency to work as part of a research team and/or previous experience working with data in a research context.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter
• Statement of Research - Please discuss research accomplishments and proposed plans. This can include, for example, your publication record, awards, presentations, and inclusive research practices that promote the excellence of your research.
  (Optional)

Reference requirements

• 3-5 required (contact information only)

Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04910

Help contact: dbeausoleil@berkeley.edu

About UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in our public mission of research, teaching, and service, consistent with UC Regents Policy 4400 and University of California Academic Personnel policy (APM 210 1-d). These values are embedded in our Principles of Community, which reflect our passion for critical inquiry, debate, discovery and innovation, and our deep commitment to contributing to a better world. Every member of the UC Berkeley community has a role in sustaining a safe, caring and humane environment in which these values can thrive.

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 Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment Policy and the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy.

In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality prior to submitting their letter.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

• "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment or discrimination, as defined by the employer.
• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
• UC Anti-Discrimination Policy
• APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment

Job location
Berkeley, CA


To apply, visit https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04910