He was a Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 1965 to 1986.
"[5] Hoffenberg became a consultant for the Mutual Security Agency working on the Marshall Plan in Paris in 1952.
[1] Later, he worked as an economist for DeVegh & Co., the Committee for Economic Development, Johns Hopkins University's Operations Research Office, and The Aerospace Corporation.
[1] Hoffenberg joined the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) as a research economist in 1965.
[1] He taught in the Department of Political Science from 1967 to 1970 as well as the UCLA School of Public Health from 1967 to 1972.