Assistant Professor – Finance – Haas School of Business

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Job description

Position titles:

  • Assistant Professor

  • Assistant Professor

Salary range: The current salary range for this position is $116,500 – $140,500 (9-month academic year salary) however, off-scale salary and other components of pay, which would yield compensation that is higher than this range, are offered to meet competitive conditions.

Anticipated start: July 1, 2027

Application Window

Open date: July 27, 2026

Next review date: Wednesday, Nov 18, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Wednesday, Nov 18, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.

Position description

The Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Finance with an expected start date of July 1, 2027.

The Berkeley Haas finance program has long been held in high regard by both researchers and finance practitioners, both domestically and around the world. Our faculty include leading researchers in a broad set of theoretical and empirical aspects of financial markets and corporate finance. Faculty members investigate substantive topics such as asset pricing, sustainable investing, banking, securities trading, risk management, financial regulation, exchange rate dynamics, mutual fund flows, credit ratings, mortgage markets, and insurance markets. Our faculty are also widely recognized for advancing knowledge and developing theories in allied fields such as real estate in addition to finance.

At Berkeley Haas, we believe that a fundamental step in redefining the business leader is to get our culture right, because this culture encourages students to develop the mindset and behaviors of innovative leaders. Berkeley Haas students, faculty, staff, and alumni live our distinctive culture out loud by embracing our four Defining Leadership Principles.

Berkeley Haas 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 or 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 the Office for Faculty Equity and Welfare’s website for New Faculty.

 

School: https://haas.berkeley.edu/

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

Applicants must have a Ph.D. (or equivalent international degree) or be enrolled in a Ph.D. (or equivalent international degree) granting program at the time of application.

Preferred qualifications

We are especially interested in applicants pursuing or holding a Ph.D. in Finance, Economics, or other closely related fields. We prefer applicants who currently have a Ph.D. or who have advanced to Ph.D. candidacy and will complete the doctoral degree or equivalent degree within six months of the start date.

Application Requirements by Level

Assistant Professor (New PhD/PostDoc)

Position title: Assistant Professor

This category is for new or recent Ph.D.s or PostDocs who have never held an Assistant/Associate/Full Professor position.


Document requirements

Please note that once your application has been submitted there are no updates or changes permitted. Placeholder documents are not acceptable and will make your application incomplete.

  • Curriculum Vitae – Your most recently updated C.V.

  • Job Market Paper – A job market paper is the candidate’s primary piece of original research, chosen to demonstrate their skills, training, and scholarly judgment and to make a substantive contribution to their field.

  • Research Statement – Please discuss research accomplishments, proposed plans, and professional service as applicable. This can include, for example, your publication record, awards, presentations, contributions to professional service (such as journal reviews or conference organization), inclusive research practices that promote the excellence of your research, and areas for future research.

  • Teaching and Mentoring Statement – Please discuss prior teaching experience, teaching approach, and future teaching interests. This can include, for example, specific efforts and accomplishments, and future plans to support the success of all students through inclusive curriculum, classroom environment, and pedagogy. You may also include your mentoring experiences and approach. This can include, for example, past efforts and future plans to support the success of all students, and to foster an inclusive research environment that removes barriers and promotes equitable access and advancement of the research program.

  • Authorization to Release Information Form – An institutional reference check will be completed only if you are selected as the candidate to whom the hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer. Download, complete, sign, and upload the Authorization to Release Information form.

  • Teaching Evaluations (Optional)

  • Additional Research Paper – This may include publication, dissertation chapter, report, or unpublished paper.
    (Optional)

  • Additional Research Paper – This may include publication, dissertation chapter, report, or unpublished paper.
    (Optional)

  • Cover Letter (Optional)

 

Reference requirements

  • 3 letters of reference required
We only accept three letters of recommendation per applicant.

Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05422

Assistant Professor (Advanced)

Position title: Assistant Professor

This category is for anyone who has held, or who currently holds, an Assistant/Associate/Full Professor position.


Document requirements

Please note that once your application has been submitted there are no updates or changes permitted. Placeholder documents are not acceptable and will make your application incomplete.

  • Curriculum Vitae – Your most recently updated C.V.

  • Job Market Paper – A job market paper is the candidate’s primary piece of original research, chosen to demonstrate their skills, training, and scholarly judgment and to make a substantive contribution to their field.

  • Research Statement – Please discuss research accomplishments, proposed plans, and professional service as applicable. This can include, for example, your publication record, awards, presentations, contributions to professional service (such as journal reviews or conference organization), inclusive research practices that promote the excellence of your research, and areas for future research.

  • Teaching and Mentoring Statement – Please discuss prior teaching experience, teaching approach, and future teaching interests. This can include, for example, specific efforts and accomplishments, and future plans to support the success of all students through inclusive curriculum, classroom environment, and pedagogy. You may also include your mentoring experiences and approach. This can include, for example, past efforts and future plans to support the success of all students, and to foster an inclusive research environment that removes barriers and promotes equitable access and advancement of the research program.

  • Authorization to Release Information Form – An institutional reference check will be completed only if you are selected as the candidate to whom the hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer. Download, complete, sign, and upload the Authorization to Release Information form.

  • Teaching Evaluations

  • Additional Research Paper – This may include publication, dissertation chapter, report, or unpublished paper.
    (Optional)

  • Additional Research Paper – This may include publication, dissertation chapter, report, or unpublished paper.
    (Optional)

  • Cover Letter (Optional)

 

Reference requirements

  • 3 required (contact information only)
We will request three letters of recommendation from finalists. You will be notified before letters are requested.

Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05422

Help contact: [email protected]

About UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in our public mission of research, teaching, and service, consistent with UC Regents Policy 4400 and University of California Academic Personnel policy (APM 210 1-d). These values are embedded in our Principles of Community, which reflect our passion for critical inquiry, debate, discovery and innovation, and our deep commitment to contributing to a better world. Every member of the UC Berkeley community has a role in sustaining a safe, caring and humane environment in which these values can thrive.

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity 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.

For more information, please refer to the University of California’s Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment Policy and the University of California’s Anti-Discrimination Policy.

In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality prior to submitting their letter.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

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, or discrimination. Consistent with this commitment, UC Berkeley requires all applicants for Senate faculty positions to complete, sign, and upload an Authorization of Information Release form into AP Recruit as part of their application. If an applicant does not include the signed authorization, the application will be considered incomplete, and as with any incomplete application, will not receive further consideration. Although all applicants for faculty recruitments must complete the entire application, applicants will only be subject to institutional reference checks if and when they are selected as the candidate to whom the hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer. More information is available on this website.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

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Berkeley, CA

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In a National Research Council analysis of 212 doctoral programs at American universities, 48 Berkeley programs place among the top 10 nationwide. There are 8 Nobel Laureates, 32 MacArthur Fellows, and 4 Pulitzer Prize winners among the current faculty.