Jacoby began his academic career at the UCLA Anderson School of Management in 1980 University Bulletin: A Weekly Bulletin for the Staff of the University of California, Volume 31. Office of Official Publications, University of California, 1982. p. 36 and was appointed Howard Noble Distinguished Professor in 2001.UCLA Anderson School Professor Appointed to Endowed Chair by Kimberly Lisella, May 15, 2001. Accessed 22.11.2014. He was a founding faculty member of UCLA's Luskin School of Public Affairs and holds a position in UCLA's Department of History. Jacoby has been a visiting professor at the Doshisha University, London School of Economics, Cardiff University, University of Manchester, University of Tokyo, and Waseda University. His research interests include the history of employers, unions, and labor market institutions, and the political economy of corporate governance. He is co-editor of the Comparative Labor Law and Policy Journal.
