Dear colleagues, Please find below two openings for two-year postdoctoral positions at Berkeley. I would greatly appreciate if you could pass this on to potential candidates.
Best, Jonas 1) Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Political Economy of Climate Policy and the Energy Transition, Deadline: December 15 POSITION OVERVIEW Position title: Postdoc Employee, Political Economy of Climate Policy and Energy Transition Salary range: The UC postdoc salary scales set the minimum pay determined by experience level at appointment. See the following table(s) for the current salary scale(s) for this position: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2024-25/oct-2024-scales/t23.pdf. The current minimum salary range for this position is $69,073 - $77,030. Salaries above the minimum may be offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions. Percent time: 100 Anticipated start: as early as possible, negotiable Position duration: Initial appointment is for 2 years with possibility of renewal based on performance and availability of funding. APPLICATION WINDOW Next review date: Monday, December 15, 2025 Final date: Applications will continue to be accepted until a candidate has been chosen. POSITION DESCRIPTION The Berkeley Economy and Society Initiative seeks applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar in the area of the political economy of climate policy and the energy transition. The Postdoctoral Scholar will be part of the Berkeley Economy and Society Initiative (BESI), a campuswide program to advance new political and economic thought on urgent societal challenges. BESI’s climate cluster conducts research and engagement on climate politics and policy, with a focus on the intersection of climate and economic policymaking. The Postdoctoral Scholar would work with Jonas Meckling. Areas of research interest include but are not limited to the intersection of climate policy and economic policy broadly understood. Specific interests relate to the greening of innovation, industrial, trade, development, monetary, and fiscal policy as well as the geopolitics of the energy transition. We welcome international political economy, comparative political economy, or regional/country perspectives as well as firm-centered approaches. Applicants are expected to pitch their existing research and possible areas of collaboration. They may also contribute to possible projects of collaboration proposed by us. QUALIFICATIONS Basic qualifications (required at time of application) PhD or equivalent international degree or enrolled in such a program. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS Document requirements Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V. Cover Letter - Please include a 1-2 page cover letter. Statement of Research - This research proposal should not exceed 5 pages. Applicants should provide specific information about research plans, including possible areas of collaboration. Recent Publications - Please include at least one recent publication. Reference requirements Names and contact details for 3 references. We will only request letters of recommendation for shortlisted candidates. Apply email: Submit your application as a single pdf file to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>. 2) Ciriacy-Wantrup Postdoctoral Fellowships, Deadline: December 12 The S.V. Ciriacy-Wantrup Postdoctoral Fellowships in Natural Resource Economics and Political Economy will be awarded for the 2026-2027 academic year to support advanced research at the University of California, Berkeley. For the purposes of this fellowship, natural resources are defined broadly to include environmental resources. The fellowship encourages, but is not limited to, policy-oriented research. Applications are open to scholars from any social science discipline, and related professional fields such as law and planning, who will make significant contributions to research on natural resource economics broadly defined. Preference will be given to proposals whose orientation is broadly institutional and/or historical, and which are conceptually and theoretically innovative. Proposals whose primary emphasis is on advancing statistical or econometric theory are not eligible for consideration. The purpose of the fellowship is to develop new and innovative intellectual connections and ideas in natural resources economics and political economy at UC Berkeley. Accordingly, Applicants should provide specific information about the project proposed for the fellowship period, and explain why support from the fellowship and the opportunity to work at Berkeley are important for the success of that project. We welcome proposals from applicants who have not received their PhD at UC Berkeley. Proposals from UC Berkeley doctoral graduates that outline a significant change in research direction and that indicate engagement with different disciplines and faculty from those pursued during the doctoral program will be considered. https://nature.berkeley.edu/academics/ciriacy-wantrup ___________________________________________ Jonas Meckling | www.jonasmeckling.com <http://www.jonasmeckling.com/> Professor, University of California, Berkeley Director, Energy and Environment Policy Lab Climate Lead, Berkeley Economy and Society Initiative -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/C05AB0F6-384B-423E-8BEB-5B385EA1D28B%40berkeley.edu.
