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August 1, 2022 - January 31, 2023

Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute (SLMath), previously MSRI

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Mathematics and Computer Science of Market and Mechanism Design Program
Postdoctoral Fellowship

JOE ID Number: 2022-02_111471001
Date Posted: 11/09/2022
Date Inactive: 12/02/2022
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Section: US: Other Academic (Visiting or Temporary)
Location: Berkeley, California, UNITED STATES
JEL Classification: C0 -- General
Keywords:
market design
mechanism design
auctions
matching
approximation
equilibrium analysis
algorithmic game theory
complexity
economic theory
discrete optimization
graph theory
mathematical programming
Salary Range: $9,000-$11,000
Full Text of JOE Listing:

Economists and computer scientists have collaborated with mathematicians, operations research experts, and practitioners to improve the design and operations of real-world marketplaces. Such work relies on robust feedback between theory and practice, inspiring new mathematics closely linked, and directly applicable, to market and mechanism design questions. This cross-disciplinary program seeks to expand the domains in which existing market design solutions can be applied; address foundational questions regarding our ways of developing and evaluating mechanisms; and build useful analytic frameworks for applying theory to practical marketplace design.

SLMath will award 6-8 semester-long postdoctoral fellowships in the Mathematical and Computer Science of Market and Mechanism Design program, held August 21-December 20, 2023.

The fellowship stipend is $9,000/mo, with a travel subsidy for one round-trip from your current institution to Berkeley, and $600 for research travel. Health, dental and vision insurance is provided. Postdocs cannot receive any other monetary compensation during their SLMath fellowship.

Postdocs must hold a PhD in math, computer science, economics, or other closely relevant field at the time of their proposed residency. PhD must have been awarded on or after August 31, 2018. Postdocs are required to be in residence for the duration of the program.

Application on MathJobs.

Application Requirements:
  • External Application Link
Application deadline: 12/01/2022