Assistant Professor of Behavioural and Experimental Economics

Southwestern University of Finance and Economics - Center for Intelligence Economic Science (iES)

Location:	Chengdu - China
Salary:	Competitive
Hours:	Full Time
Contract Type:	Fixed-Term/Contract
Placed On:	9th March 2026
Expires:	8th May 2026

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 behavioural 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 a faculty position at the assistant professor level whose research is in the area of experimental economics, experimental finance, behavioural economics, decision theory or other closely related areas. Applicants should complete their PhD by fall 2026 or are already in a Postdoc or other similar position. Applicants should demonstrate potential for publication at well-regarded journals. Compensation and working conditions, including access to ample research funds and lab facilities, are competitive by regional standards.

Application details

Please submit your application as a single PDF file, including the following materials to ies@swufe.edu.cn

1. Cover Letter
2. CV
3. Job Market Paper
4. Research Statement

Also, request at least two letters of reference to be emailed directly to us at ies@swufe.edu.cn with "[your name]_iES2026" in the email subject header. We will be conducting online interviews from early from the middle of March.

To learn more about working & living in China, please visit: www.jobs.ac.uk/careers-advice/country-profiles/china