Junior Specialist/Assistant Specialist - Business & Public Policy - Haas Schoolof Business

Position overview Position title: Junior Specialist or Assistant Specialist Salary range: The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See the following table for the current salary scale for this position T24B The current full-time base salary range for the Junior Specialist position is $57,000 to $60,700. The current full-time base salary for the Assistant Specialist position is $65,800 to $73,200. "Off-scale" salaries, which yield compensation that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions. Percent time: 100% time. Anticipated start: Spring/Summer/Fall 2027 Position duration: The initial appointment is for one year with the possibility of renewal based on performance and funding availability. Application Window Open date: October 14, 2026 Next review date: Thursday, Oct 29, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Final date: Thursday, Oct 14, 2027 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Position description The Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley is seeking individuals for the positions of either a Junior or Assistant Specialists. The position assists in research in behavioral economics and finance, intersecting with topics in applied microeconomics, macro-finance, labor, and health. The Business and Public Policy group focuses on the applied economics of the functioning and failures of markets and governments, seeking to understand the business of the state and the way the state affects business. Our core themes involve political institutions, public policy, norms and values, the law, and the many private and public governance arrangements that shape societal outcomes. The candidate would work at the Haas School of Business under the supervision of BPP faculty in one of the two research areas: Area 1: Applied microeconomics focusing on environmental and energy economics, with links to public finance, industrial organization, international trade, political economy, development, and health. Projects examine the effectiveness and distributional incidence of air and water pollution regulation, energy policy, and climate policy, using administrative, remote-sensing, and field-based survey datasets. The candidate would work under the supervision of Professors Kelsey Jack, Nicolas Longuet-Marx, Joseph Shapiro, and/or Reed Walker Area 2: Applied microeconomics focusing on political economy, economic history and organizational economics. The candidate would work at the Haas School of Business under the supervision of Business & Public Policy Associate Professor Guo Xu. General Duties: Develop and Execute Data Workflows: Clean complex datasets, identify and resolve technical coding issues, and monitor statistical deliverables to ensure rigorous quality assurance. (20% time) Implement Econometric Analyses: Write efficient, collaborative, and replicable code to maintain datasets and execute analyses using reduced-form (DiD, RD, IV) and structural econometrics (MLE, GMM, dynamic programming). (20% time) Support Research Design: Assist in the design and interpretation of causal inference models, collaborating with the research team and external experts to refine ongoing project analyses. (20% time) Manage Project Documentation: Maintain accurate, transparent documentation of all data processing and analytical steps to ensure research replicability. (20% time) Contribute to Scholarly Output: Prepare research manuscripts and project reports, including the generation of publication-quality tables and graphical visualizations of results. (20% time) School: about/the-haas-difference/our-culture/ Department: bpp/ Unit: bpp/faculty/ Qualifications Basic qualifications (required at time of application) The minimum qualification is to be enrolled in a Bachelor's Degree, or equivalent international degree at time of application. Additional qualifications (required at time of start) Applicants must have obtained a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent international degree) by their start date. Preferred qualifications An advanced degree by the start date is preferred. Demonstrated ability to work as part of a research team and/or prior experience working with data in a research context. Application Requirements Document requirements Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V. 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