University of Kentucky

Position Title/Short Description

Full Text of JOE Listing:

The Department of Finance in the Gatton College of Business at the University of Kentucky invites applications for a one-year postdoctoral research fellowship in household finance. The position would begin in Fall 2023 and has the possibility of renewal after the first year.

The Department of Finance is in the process of purchasing over 20 years of raw credit account-level (“tradeline”) data from a major credit bureaus in the United States. The postdoctoral research fellow will have the benefit of immediately working with this data and collaborating with faculty members to produce impactful research in the field of household finance.

Desired qualifications:
- Ph.D. in finance, economics, or closely related field.
- Evidence of potential for publishing in top-tier finance and economics journals.
- Experience with wrangling and conducting analyses on large datasets using either Python or R. Experience with SQL programming and big-data tools such as Google BigQuery or Hadoop is a plus.

Application Procedure
Applications must be submitted via the College’s jobs portal:
https://ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/455524

Applicants should include cover letter, a current CV, and the names and contact information for at least two references. Applications will be reviewed immediately, but the position will remain open until filled.