Fellow/Senior Policy Fellow in Economics

Classification: Academic Level C
Salary package: $118,044 - $131,402 per annum plus 17% superannuation
Terms: Full-time, Continuing (Contingent Funded)

Position overview

The ANU College of Asia and the Pacific (CAP) leads intellectual engagement with the Asia-Pacific region through research, teaching and contributions to public debate, and seeks to set the international standard for scholarship concerning the region. 

The Crawford School of Public Policy is Australia’s premier public policy school, with recognised world-class expertise and experience in economics, political science, environmental management and development, and on key Asia-Pacific countries.

The Development Policy Centre (Devpolicy) is a research centre within the Crawford School. The Centre conducts research and promotes discussion in three areas: Australian aid effectiveness, the Pacific and Papua New Guinea, and global development policy.

The Pacific Research Program (PRP) is a consortium involving the ANU Department of Pacific Affairs, the Development Policy Centre and the Lowy Institute with funding from  DFAT. The Development Policy Centre leads on the PRP’s research into economic development, including labour mobility. 

Devpolicy is seeking to appoint a mid-career economist to lead our research and outreach activities under the PRP. We are looking for someone who combines research skills with policy nous, and who communicates well and is able to lead.

The Fellow or Senior Policy Fellow will engage with other consortium members, participating in the management and governance of the PRP as well as make vigorous contributions to current policy thinking, analysis and debate in Devpolicy’s fields of research, including on economic development and labour mobility in the Pacific and PNG.

This position is a continuing (contingent funded) appointment to 30 June 2021, with possibility of extending subject to funding availability.

For further information, please contact the Centre Director, Professor Stephen Howes: Stephen.Howes@anu.edu.au 

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Application information

In order to apply for this role please make sure that you upload the following documents:

• A statement addressing the selection criteria.
• A current curriculum vitae (CV) which includes the names and contact details of at least three referees (preferably including a current or previous supervisor). If your CV does not include referees you can complete these online when prompted in the application form.
• Other documents, if required.

Applications which do not address the selection criteria may not be considered for the position.

Please note: The successful applicant must have rights to live and work in this country.