Researcher, Applied Economist

IMPORTANT:  This Advertiser has requested that applicants MUST be National Residents / Valid Work Permit-holders.  Other applicants need not apply.

 

We are seeking a talented and motivated early- or mid-career applied economist to join a multidisciplinary team of economists, geographers, ecologists and social scientists, conducting policy-oriented research into environmental and sustainability issues. If you are seeking an exciting and varied role with considerable autonomy to lead and manage projects and to develop proposals for new research, this position may interest you. We welcome international applicants for this permanent, full-time position based in our Auckland office.

You will contribute your expertise in applied economics to a range of interdisciplinary research projects. These projects involve collaborations with leading research groups in New Zealand and overseas. Suitable applicants will have a PhD and a minimum of two years post-doctoral experience in environmental, agricultural, resource, or other branch of applied economics. We are seeking in particular, researchers with strong technical and analytical skills in at least one of:

• applied econometrics
• environmental markets
• policy analysis
• partial equilibrium or computable general equilibrium modeling

Landcare Research is New Zealand's foremost research institute in the area of sustainable development, with expertise in ecosystems, rural land use impacts, greenhouse gas & carbon sinks, urban sustainability, biosecurity, and corporate and government contributions to sustainable development.  We have around 400 staff, in six principal locations across New Zealand.

Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua strives to be an "employer of choice". As an employee of Landcare Research, you will enjoy a collegial and flexible working environment, as well as generous employment benefits - including four weeks vacation, a contribution to superannuation/pension savings and relocation costs if required.  Landcare Research is also an Accredited Employer with the New Zealand Immigration Service. Assistance with visa requirements will be provided if required.

For further information please contact, daigneaulta@landcareresearch.co.nz  phone +64 9 5744138.  To view the position description and to apply, please visit our website www.landcareresearch.co.nz/jobs

Applications close 14 August 2011