Faculty and Postdoc positions at Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Jason Shachat
JOINING US
Center for Intelligence Economic Science (iES)
About us
Center for Intelligence Economic Science (iES) at Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE) has a diverse mixture of Chinese and international faculty members specialising in theoretical, experimental and empirical research with a broad focus on making use of intelligence economic science to bring together behavioral economics and finance, neuroscience, psychology, and the social sciences besides research involving AI. We provide a bilingual work environment. The language of instruction can be in English.
Our faculty members have published in well-regarded journals such as Econometrica, Journal of Political Economy, Review of Economic Studies, Journal of the European Economic Association, Management Science, Theoretical Economics, Journal of Economic Theory, Economic Journal, Quantitative Economics, AEJ: Microeconomics, International Economic Review, Economic Theory, European Economic Review, PNAS, PRSB, Psychoneuroendocrinology, and Scientific Reports.
We invite applications for faculty positions at the assistant, associate, and full professor levels as well as postdocs. Compensation and working conditions, including access to ample research funds and lab facilities, are competitive by regional standards.
Senior candidates should have a track record of significant publications at academic journals. Junior/postdoc candidates should demonstrate potential for publication at well-regarded journals.
Application details
Associate and above: Please contact Jason Shachat (ja...@swufe.edu.cn) or any member of iES (https:\\ies.swufe.edu.cn).
Junior: Please submit your application as a single PDF file including the following materials to i...@swufe.edu.cn
(i) Cover Letter
(ii) CV
(iii) Job Market Paper
(iv) Research Statement
and request at least two letters of reference to be emailed directly to us at i...@swufe.edu.cn with "[your name]_iES2026" in the email subject header. We will be conducting online interviews from the end of January.
Postdocs: Pls email us at i...@swufe.edu.cn with "[your name]_iES2026" in the email subject header - Postdoc". Postdoc applications will be process on an ongoing basis throughout the year.
Best,
Jason Shachat
Distinguished Professor of Economics
Center for Intelligence Economic Science (iES)
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE)