Hiring and Onboarding

Academic Appointments and Administrative Resources

Wharton’s 240+ professors are one of the largest, most published faculties at any business school. Our standing and affiliated faculty members work within and collaborate across 10 academic departments and 20+ research centers and initiatives. Our faculty publishes regularly and is frequently cited by the press, and their research is disseminated worldwide through diverse media channels.

Postdoctoral Researchers

Postdoctoral researchers, or Post-Docs, play a pivotal role in the research community at the Wharton School. Their contributions extend beyond their doctoral studies, as they bring fresh perspectives, expertise, and innovative ideas to ongoing research projects. By collaborating with faculty members and doctoral students, Post-Docs enrich the academic environment, fostering a culture of intellectual exchange and knowledge-sharing. Additionally, their specialized skills and dedication to research excellence enhance the School’s reputation as a leading institution for cutting-edge research, attracting top talent and promoting interdisciplinary collaborations.

Search for open Post-Doc positions by visiting Wharton’s academic department websites.

Current Post-Docs

  • Nicholas H. Angelides (Wharton Neuroscience Initiative)
  • Timothy Barry (Statistics and Data Science)
  • Elizabeth C Beard (Wharton Neuroscience Initiative)
  • Alexandra Bray (Health Care)
  • Connor James Campbell (Marketing)
  • Kenneth Chung (Environmental, Social and Governance Initiative)
  • Adi Gross (The Wharton Initiative on Financial Policy and Regulation)
  • Hong Hu (Statistics and Data Science)
  • Do Kyung Kwon (Wharton People Analytics)
  • Yonghoon Lee (Statistics and Data Science)
  • Chan Park (Statistics and Data Science)
  • Scott Mckenzie Rennie (Marketing)
  • Samrat Roy (Statistics and Data Science)
  • Alon Yehoshua Rubinstein (Business Economics and Public Policy)
  • Steven Shaw (Marketing)
  • Tat Thang Vo (Statistics and Data Science)
  • Bingkai Wang (Statistics and Data Science)
  • Yutong Wu (Wharton People Analytics)
  • Mengxin Yu (Statistics and Data Science)
  • Zhixiang Zhang (Statistics and Data Science)
  • Yuchen Zhou (Statistics and Data Science)

Predoctoral Researchers

Many research centers at The Wharton School offer highly qualified recent college graduates interested in applying to PhD programs the opportunity to work directly with Wharton faculty as full-time Pre-Doctoral Research Assitants. These positions, lasting 1-2 years, prepare individuals to apply to business PhD programs, and our Pre-Docs are an essential part of the Wharton research community. Pre-Docs participate in academic seminars, take graduate-level courses, and actively support faculty research projects.

Current Pre-Docs

  • Isabella DeMay (Behavior Change for Good)
  • Brian Pierce (Behavior Change for Good)
  • Callie Rosenzweig (Behavior Change for Good)
  • Kevin Zhu (Behavior Change for Good)
  • Stephanie Dodd (Business Economics and Pu)
  • Michael Partridge (Business Economics and Pu)
  • Huaihan Shan (Business Economics and Pu)
  • Yuyang Wang (Business Economics and Pu)
  • Shuzhe Zhang (Business Economics and Pu)
  • Maithili Kamble (Environmental, Social and)
  • Congyang Ding (Finance Research Centers)
  • Avinash Goss (Finance Research Centers)
  • Yiming Ma (Finance Research Centers)
  • Paige Stevenson (Finance Research Centers)
  • Shuman Zhang (Finance Research Centers)
  • Yaoyao Zhu (Finance Research Centers)
  • Samuel cohen (Health Care)
  • Michelle Augusto Borges (Mack Institute for Innova)
  • Xinbo Bao (Mack Institute for Innova)
  • Lennart Meincke (Mack Institute for Innova)
  • Joshua Boyd (Real Estate Center)
  • Ethan L Deemer (Real Estate Center)
  • Ezeriki Emetonjor (Real Estate Center)
  • Panzhi Gu (Real Estate Center)
  • Yixian Li (Real Estate Center)
  • Mengmeng Wang (Real Estate Center)

Research Assistants

Research Assistant positions at The Wharton School provide Penn undergraduate and graduate students with the opportunity to work alongside faculty to support research activities.

Research Assistants Resources