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Assistant Professor - Business & Public Policy - Haas School of Business

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Position overview

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Anticipated start: July 1, 2022

Position description

The Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Business and Public Policy.

We seek candidates who will contribute to the research, teaching, and service missions of the Business and Public Policy group. We are particularly interested in candidates focused on the functioning and/or failures of markets and governments. Our core themes involve political institutions, public policy, norms and values, the law, and the many private and public governance arrangements that shape societal outcomes. We are seeking candidates that deepen and/or complement Berkeley Haas’s preexisting strengths in these areas.

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are core values of UC Berkeley and the Haas School of Business. Our excellence can only be fully realized by faculty, students, and staff who share our commitment to these values. Successful candidates for our faculty positions will demonstrate evidence of a commitment to equity and inclusion through their research, teaching, and/or service. Examples of our commitment to diversity are available at https://haas.berkeley.edu/diversity/. We ask that all applicants include a Statement of Contributions to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging with their application package. For a guide to writing this statement, please visit https://haas.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/Haas-Faculty-Recruitment-Diversity-Statement-Guide-2022.pdf. Information about how these statements will be evaluated can be found at https://ofew.berkeley.edu/recruitment/contributions-diversity/rubric-assessing-candidate-contributions-diversity-equity-and

Berkeley Haas is committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples and single parents. We are also interested in candidates who have had non-traditional career paths or who have taken time off for family reasons, or who have achieved excellence in careers outside academia. For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit: http://ofew.berkeley.edu/new-faculty.

Haas School of Business: https://haas.berkeley.edu/

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

Applicants must have a PhD (or equivalent international degree) or enrolled in a PhD (or equivalent international degree) granting program at the time of application.

Preferred qualifications

We are especially interested in applicants with a PhD in Business, Business and Public Policy, Economics, or a closely related field. We prefer applicants who currently have a PhD or who have advanced to PhD candidacy and will complete the doctoral degree or equivalent degree within six months of the start date.

Application Requirements by Level

Assistant Professor (New/Recent PhD)

Position title: Assistant Professor, BPP

Individuals should submit their application at this level if they are a current or recent PhD candidate or graduate or a current or recent postdoc. Applicants should provide three letters of recommendation with their application. Please note that this level determination is only for application review purposes, not the ultimate appointment level of the finalist.

Document requirements
  • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

  • Job Market Paper

  • Statement on Contributions to Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Statement on your contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including information about your understanding of these topics, your record of activities to date, and your specific plans and goals for advancing equity and inclusion if hired at Berkeley (for additional information go to https://ofew.berkeley.edu/recruitment/contributions-diversity).

  • Statement of Research

  • Statement of Teaching

  • Teaching Evaluations (Optional)

  • Cover Letter (Optional)

  • Additional Research Paper (Optional)

  • Additional Research Paper (Optional)

Reference requirements
  • 3 letters of reference required

All new/recent PhDs are required to submit three letters of reference with their application. In order to be equitable to all candidates, we cannot accept more than three letters.

Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03048

Assistant Professor (Advanced)

Position title: Assistant Professor, BPP

Individuals should submit their application at this level if they are currently employed as an assistant professor (including those who are “senior” assistant professors near tenure.) Applicants should provide contact information for three letters of reference. References will not be contacted unless you are invited for a formal interview. Please note that this level determination is only for application review purposes, not the ultimate appointment level of the finalist.

Document requirements
  • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

  • Job Market Paper

  • Statement on Contributions to Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Statement on your contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including information about your understanding of these topics, your record of activities to date, and your specific plans and goals for advancing equity and inclusion if hired at Berkeley (for additional information go to https://ofew.berkeley.edu/recruitment/contributions-diversity).

  • Statement of Research

  • Statement of Teaching

  • Teaching Evaluations

  • Cover Letter (Optional)

  • Additional Research Paper (Optional)

  • Additional Research Paper (Optional)

Reference requirements
  • 3 required (contact information only)

We will request reference letters for advanced candidates who are invited to deliver a job talk presentation. In order to be equitable to all candidates, we cannot accept more than three letters.

Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03048

Help contact: facultyrecruitment@haas.berkeley.edu

About UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. The excellence of the institution requires an environment in which the diverse community of faculty, students, and staff are welcome and included. Successful candidates will demonstrate knowledge and skill related to ensuring equity and inclusion in the activities of their academic position (e.g., teaching, research, and service, as applicable).

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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 the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct

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.

Job location

Berkeley, CA