The University of Chicago Booth School of Business is seeking a Principal Researcher to foster research on the boundaries among psychology, economics, and finance, and to teach two sections of a one-quarter class during the academic year.
Requirements
- Knowledge and skills developed through 5-7 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
- Familiarity with methods of experimentation.
- Background in conducting computer, web-based, and interpersonal interaction-based experiments.
- Ph.D., earned or expected by August 2026, in economics, psychology, or finance.
Responsibilities
- Develops original research questions and implementation of studies to investigate those questions.
- Participates in study design, data acquisition and analysis, manuscript development, and presentation/publication of results.
- Teaches two sections of behavioral science classes each academic year.
- Uses subject matter and best practices knowledge to perform lab and/or research-related duties and tasks.
- Guides data collection, evaluation and analysis.
- Designs and manages databases.
- Writes reports, articles and manuscripts.
Other
- Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
- Outstanding verbal, written, as well as organizational and attention to detail skills.
- Work independently with little supervision; possess a self-motivated disposition; identify opportunities for improvement and recommend effective changes.
- Excellent strategic planning, critical thinking, analytical, and persuasion skills.
- This position is currently expected to work a minimum three days per week in the office.
