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Stanford University

Initiative for Financial Decision-Making
Graduate School of Business
Postdoctoral Fellow, Personal Finance (with teaching)

JOE ID Number: 2025-02_111476998
Date Posted: 11/24/2025
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Postdoctoral Fellow, Personal Finance (with teaching)
Section: US: Other Academic (Visiting or Temporary)
Location: Palo Alto, California, UNITED STATES
JEL Classifications:
D1 -- Household Behavior and Family Economics
D9 -- Micro-Based Behavioral Economics
G5 -- Household Finance
I3 -- Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty
Salary Range: $90,000 - $105,000
Full Text of JOE Listing:

The Initiative for Financial Decision-Making (IFDM) at Stanford Graduate School of Business seeks applicants for an in-person postdoctoral fellowship supervised by Professor Annamaria Lusardi. The fellowship begins as soon as possible, no later than July 1, 2026, and runs for one year, with renewal possible; a two-year term is preferred.

The fellowship centers on empirical research related to financial literacy and financial decision-making. IFDM builds on more than a decade of research by the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center (GFLEC), founded by Professor Lusardi, which has developed widely used tools to measure financial literacy, advanced the field’s research agenda, and shaped financial education programs in the U.S. and globally. More information about that work is at www.gflec.org.

IFDM’s cutting-edge research program applies data, economic theory, and analytics to understand what drives household financial literacy and money management. This fellowship will include using that research to design teaching material and teach personal finance courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. This position will also lead efforts to support and coordinate a network of college and university personal finance instructors.

A PhD in Economics, Finance, or a related field is required, along with demonstrated excellence in college or graduate-level teaching.

Application Requirements:
  • Application Instructions Below
  • Letters of Reference Instructions Below
Application deadline: 12/15/2025
Reference Instructions:
Three letters of recommendation addressing qualifications and experience in teaching should be submitted directly to stanfordIFDM@stanford.edu
Application Instructions:
For full consideration, please submit the following application materials as soon as possible and no later than December 15, 2025:

1. A cover letter describing teaching experience and qualifications for the position
2. A current CV
3. Teaching evaluations, if available
4. Three letters of recommendation addressing qualifications and experience in teaching.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. International applicants may be sponsored for J1 visas. Fellows eligible for OPT are encouraged to use it during the fellowship.