Job Details

Position Overview

Position titles: Assistant Professor, Finance.

Salary range: $107,100 to $157,800 (9‑month academic year salary). Off‑scale components may yield higher compensation for competitive conditions.

Anticipated start: July 1, 2026.

Application window: Open date July 15, 2025; next review date Friday, Nov 21, 2025; final date Friday, Nov 21, 2025. 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, 2026.

We seek candidates conducting research in any area of Finance. Successful candidates will have a strong record and promise for continued productivity.

Guided by a mission to develop leaders who redefine how we do business, Haas champions a culture anchored in its defining leadership principles. We support faculty by providing a collaborative scholarly community, mentorship, and strong support for research and teaching.

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:

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

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

Preferred qualifications

We are especially interested in applicants with a Ph.D. in Finance, Economics, or other closely related fields. We prefer applicants who currently have a PhD 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

Assistant Professor (New PhD/PostDoc)

Position title: Assistant Professor, Finance.

For current or recent PhD candidates or graduates and current or recent postdocs. Not for applicants who currently hold a faculty position. Note that level determination is only for application review purposes, not the ultimate appointment level of the finalist.

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae – Your most recently updated C.V.
• Job Market Paper
• Statement of Research – Research accomplishments, future research plans, and research practices that promote the excellence of research.
• Statement of Teaching & Mentoring – Teaching experience, teaching approach, future teaching interests, specific efforts and accomplishments, and future plans to support the success of all students through curriculum, classroom environment, and pedagogy. Mentoring experience and approach, including past efforts and future plans.
• Statement of Service – Specific prior and proposed academic, professional and/or public service.
• Authorization to Release Information Form – A 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)
• Cover Letter (Optional)
• Additional Research Paper (Optional)

Reference requirements

• 3 letters of reference required

We only accept three letters of recommendation per candidate.

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Assistant Professor (Advanced)

Position title: Assistant Professor, Finance.

For current assistant professors or those currently holding a position equivalent to assistant professor (e.g., at an international university). Note that level determination is only for application review purposes, not the ultimate appointment level of the finalist.

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae – Your most recently updated C.V.
• Job Market Paper
• Statement of Research – Research accomplishments, future research plans, and research practices that promote the excellence of research.
• Statement of Teaching & Mentoring – Teaching experience, teaching approach, future teaching interests, specific efforts and accomplishments, and future plans to support the success of all students through curriculum, classroom environment, and pedagogy. Mentoring experience and approach, including past efforts and future plans.
• Statement of Service – Specific prior and proposed academic, professional and/or public service.
• Authorization to Release Information Form – A 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)
• Cover Letter (Optional)
• Additional Research Paper (Optional)

Reference requirements

• 3 required (contact information only)

We only accept three letters of recommendation per candidate. We will notify you before contacting your references.

Apply link:

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About UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in its 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 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.

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.

Job location

Berkeley, CA