University of Pennsylvania

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The Center for Risk Management and Decision Processes at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is seeking applicants for one or two postdoctoral research positions. The Center seeks applicants with expertise in economic analysis of natural hazards, man-made risks, climate change adaptation, and building resilience of households and communities to extreme events. We seek applicants with background in empirical economics, risk analysis, insurance markets, and/or decision-making.

Postdoctoral fellows must have received their PhD in the last two years (expected completion by the summer of 2018 is acceptable). Appointments are for two years, subject to a year 1 review. Postdoctoral fellows are expected to spend part of their time on Center projects under the direction of Center director(s) and part of their time on their own research.

For three decades, the Risk Center has been at the forefront of basic and applied research to promote effective corporate and public policies for low probability events with potentially catastrophic consequences. The Center supports and undertakes field and experimental studies of risk and uncertainty to better understand the linkage between descriptive and prescriptive approaches under various regulatory and market conditions. For more information, visit http://riskcenter.wharton.upenn.edu/