Postdoctoral Research
Postdoc Scholar at the Rady School
Economics of Innovation and Technology
Rady School of Management
University of California, San Diego
Applications are invited to fill a visiting post-doctoral research position. The candidate should have rigorous training in analytical modeling and/or empirical research, and strong interest in the areas of innovation and technology management. Ability to do rigorous and innovative research is more important than specific research backgrounds or past topics. The ideal candidate will be someone who is capable of defining the research questions, building analytical or empirical models, conducting rigorous analyses, drawing insightful results and writing up the results for publications in top-tier academic journals.
The candidate is expected to show initiative and creativity in research, be able to communicate and work effectively with other researchers and faculty. An aptitude for or experience in economic modeling (especially game theory) is highly desirable. The candidate should have taken graduate-level courses in game theory, industrial organization, optimization, and econometrics/statistics and be familiar with literature on R&D, market microstructure and economics of technological innovations.
The scholar will work closely with faculty and industry sponsors on cutting-edge research in the Rady School of Management at UC San Diego and the interdisciplinary California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology. This position is jointly supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation and the University of California. Every effort will be made to help the candidate launch a successful academic career (e.g., tenure-track faculty) in business schools.
A Ph.D. degree in a relevant discipline (such as economics, operations/technology management, information systems, strategy, etc.) is required. The appointment is expected to be two years (renewal at the end of year 1). Salaries are commensurate with qualifications and UC guidelines. Office space and computing equipment will be provided in the newly-finished oceanfront building of the Rady School.
Please forward the following application materials to radyoperations@ucsd.edu:
- Curriculum Vita
- Two or three sample publications or working papers
- One-page statement of research interest and methodology training
- Transcripts of graduate coursework (or a list of courses taken at Masters and Ph.D. levels)
- Two or three recommendation letters (submitted separately)