Carnegie Mellon University is a private, global research university that stands among the world’s most renowned education institutions. With ground-breaking brain science, path-breaking performances, creative start-ups, big data, big ambitions, hands-on learning, and a whole lot of robots, CMU doesn’t imagine the future, we invent it. If you’re passionate about joining a community that challenges the curious to deliver work that matters, your journey starts here!The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering ranks among the best in the country. Our research programs are at the forefront of the technologies that have changed the world we live in. Our interdisciplinary approach to education and research allows faculty and students across the university and beyond to collaborate on problems that have a significant impact on the world around us.The postdoctoral researcher will study agentic marketplaces, where autonomous AI agents negotiate, transact, and coordinate with one another and with people on behalf of users and businesses. They will develop theoretical and empirical methods to analyze how these agents interact, including emergent strategic behavior, collusion, information leakage, manipulation, and effects on market efficiency and fairness. This will involve building simulation testbeds of LLM-based agents, designing measurement and evaluation frameworks, and drawing on tools from game theory, mechanism design, privacy, and security. The postdoc will lead publications, release open-source code and datasets, and help mentor graduate students. Core Responsibilities:Collect and analyze data, including periodical/literature search and utilizing specialized skills in related field to analyze the collected data.Conduct research experiments within the predetermined research scope and methodology of department and university.Lab maintenance, including equipment maintenance and ordering of supplies may be required depending on area and specialty.Participa
