Job Title: Visiting Faculty – Behavioural Economics and Decision Making
Location: Pune (On-campus – Abasaheb Garware College)
Job Type: Visiting / Part time
Program: B.Sc. Data Science (Second Year – Undergraduate Students)
Course Duration: 30 Hours

Note - It is not an online teaching responsibility. Faculty is required to conduct lectures on campus.

About the Role
The School of Data Science & Business Intelligence (SDBI) is seeking a Visiting Faculty member to teach Behavioural Economics and Decision Making to second-year undergraduate students in the B.Sc. Data Science program.
This interdisciplinary course introduces students to how people make decisions in real-world situations by combining concepts from economics, psychology, and behavioral science. Students will explore why individuals often deviate from rational decision-making, how cognitive biases influence judgments, and how behavioural insights are applied in business, public policy, finance, marketing, and technology.

Key Responsibilities
- Deliver 30 hours of engaging classroom instruction during the semester.




- Explain fundamental concepts of behavioural economics and decision science using practical examples.
- Conduct classroom activities, behavioural experiments, simulations, and case-based discussions.
- Connect behavioural theories with real-world business, consumer, financial, and policy decisions.
- Design assignments, quizzes, and group activities that promote analytical and critical thinking.
- Encourage students to evaluate decision-making using evidence rather than intuition alone.
- Support internal assessments and provide constructive academic feedback.
- Coordinate with the academic team to ensure timely completion of the syllabus.

Topics to Be Covered
Foundations of Behavioural Economics
Introduction to behavioural economics
Rational choice versus bounded rationality
Decision-making under uncertainty
Heuristics and intuition
Cognitive Biases and Human Behaviour
Anchoring and framing

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