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Motu welcomes approaches by potential Research Fellows or Senior Fellows. We expect successful Fellows to build their own network of funded work in New Zealand and/or internationally.
We are currently seeking applicants for the position of Research Fellow. Fellows engage in applied economic research on topics of policy relevance, working collaboratively with Senior Fellows and Research Analysts. Candidates should have or be completing a PhD with demonstrated ability to carry out careful, high-quality, policy-relevant research. Successful Fellows also have:
Applicants should send 3 papers and 3 letters of recommendation to the director@motu.org.nz. If you have any questions, please contact any of the Senior Fellows.
If you are interested in a Senior Fellow position you would be expected to have:
If you are interested in either of these positions at Motu and would like more information, please contact any of the Senior Fellows.
Motu hosts top economic researchers visiting New Zealand, including those undertaking a sabbatical. Past visiting researchers from top universities have come to Motu to collaborate on research projects, have given seminars in Motu’s Public Policy Seminar Series, and made use of our resources and networks.
If you wish to be a visiting researcher, you can collaborate with Motu Senior Fellows and make use of Motu’s research and datasets. You are also able to utilise our networks with other researchers in New Zealand working in Universities or in Crown Research Institutes. Motu can also facilitate access to key people in government agencies.
If you are studying towards a PhD and wish to undertake an empirical research project using the microeconomic data on firms, households and individuals housed at Statistic NZ, you may wish to apply for the Statistics NZ Motu Programme for PhD Student Research.
Motu has very little funding to directly support visiting researchers, so you will likely need to source your own.
If you are interested in visiting Motu, please contact any of the Senior Fellows.
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Wellington 6142, New Zealand
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