JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)

August 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025

University of California Berkeley

Goldman School of Public Policy
Assistant Professor

JOE ID Number: 2024-02_111474562
Date Posted: 09/27/2024
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Assistant Professor
Section: US: Full-Time Academic (Permanent, Tenure Track or Tenured)
Location: Berkeley, California, UNITED STATES
JEL Classifications:
P -- Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems
H -- Public Economics
Q4 -- Energy
Q5 -- Environmental Economics
Full Text of JOE Listing:

Tenure-Track Faculty Position
 
Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley
 
The Goldman School of Public Policy (GSPP) at the University of California, Berkeley holds the #1 US News and World Report rankings in Policy Analysis, #2 in Social Policy, and #4 in Environmental Policy and Management. We are committed proudly to equity and justice for the public good.
 
We seek applicants for a tenure-track, Assistant Professor position in the area of Global Development Policy: Climate, Energy, and Environment.
 
Successful applicants will have a research, teaching and public impact program focused on local, regional, and global resource use, human well-being and environmental sustainability. Focal areas may include, but are not limited to: energy, water or other resource access and management; climate adaptation or mitigation strategies including how the history, drivers, impacts and potential solutions to systematic inequality across gender, socioeconomic or other dimensions of human society; the role of extreme events as existential threats to communities, nations, and regions; and more.
 
Successful candidates will bring quantitative, qualitative, and/or computational, or mixed methods to their research and teaching. Methods that consider justice principles (e.g., equality, equity, need) as it interacts with climate change and development are of particular interest.
 
The Goldman School of Public Policy 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, 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.
 
The University of California is committed to creating and maintaining a community dedicated to the advancement, application, and transmission of knowledge and creative endeavors through academic excellence, where all individuals who participate in University programs and activities can work and learn together in a safe and secure environment, free of violence, harassment, discrimination, exploitation, or intimidation. More information is available on this website.
 
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. Please refer to the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy and the University of California’s Anti-Discrimination Policy.
 
For more information and to apply, please visit: https://apptrkr.com/5647978

Application Requirements:
  • External Application Link
Application deadline: 01/31/2025