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The Department of Social & Decision Sciences (SDS) seeks highly qualified candidates with training and research focus in behavioral economics with high potential to make pioneering advancements. Candidates should have a PhD in Economics, Behavioral Science, or a related discipline by the start of the appointment.  Candidates who can collaborate with current SDS faculty and engage early-stage PhD students in their research are of special interest, as are those whose behavioral economics research is informed by a deep understanding of psychology or uses modern computational or data analytic techniques such as machine learning, but the search committee is eager to evaluate all qualified candidates. The successful candidate will teach in the PhD program as well as the undergraduate major in Behavioral Economics, Policy, and Organizations.

The Department of Social & Decision Science has been at the forefront of behavioral decision research for four decades and hosts a renowned faculty.  In addition to PhD programs in Behavioral Decision Research, Cognitive Decision Science, and Behavioral Economics, SDS offers unique undergraduate majors in Decision Science; Behavioral Economics, Policy, & Organizations; and Policy & Management. The Center for Behavioral and Decision Research unites behavioral researchers across the university, maintains laboratory space, and sponsors a colloquium series. Carnegie Mellon University is a private, global research university of approximately 14,000 students that offers unmatched opportunities for interdisciplinary work.

The Department of Social & Decision Sciences is committed to building a diverse faculty. We believe that diversity of researchers, of research questions, and of research populations improves our field and our department, and we are actively seeking to better represent these values. Accordingly, we strongly encourage applications from underrepresented groups, including racial and ethnic minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and/or from researchers whose work involves these populations. We also work actively to meet the needs of dual-career couples. Carnegie Mellon offers highly competitive salaries and start-up packages in an attractive and highly livable urban environment.

Application review will begin on November 15, 2022. Applicants should submit:

• CV

• Research Statement (3-4 pages)

• Teaching Statement (optional, 1-2 pages)

• Diversity Statement (optional, 1-2 pages)

• Up to 3 papers or manuscripts  

• 3 letters of reference

The diversity statement should discuss your contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion through your research, teaching and mentoring, or your service, including both your activities to date and your future plans and goals. The diversity statement may overlap with your research or teaching statements. 

Carnegie Mellon University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

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About Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon (www.cmu.edu) is a private, internationally ranked research university with programs in areas ranging from science, technology and business, to public policy, the humanities and the arts. More than 12,000 students in the university’s seven schools and colleges benefit from a small student-to-faculty ratio and an education characterized by its focus on creating and implementing solutions for real problems, interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation. A global university, Carnegie Mellon’s main campus in the United States is in Pittsburgh, Pa. It has campuses in California’s Silicon Valley and Qatar, and programs in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and Mexico.

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