The National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) is setting up a Centre for Research on Economic and Social Impacts of Climate Change in India, and policies to strengthen resilience and adaptation to such impacts. Given India’s global commitments related to carbon emissions, strengthening research capacity in support of policies to mitigate climate change risks is of vital interest.
Last Date: September 21, 2023. The positions will remain open until filled.
Key Responsibilities
The selected candidate will play a leadership role in setting up the Centre in a time-bound manner, which will include the overall research and impact objectives, staff structure, and sustainable financing mechanism over a period of three-to-five years.
The candidate would provide intellectual and technical leadership, strengthen NCAER reputation, and develop and conduct policy-relevant research. He/She will conduct policy-relevant in-depth research in areas at the intersection of climate change and development economics (e.g., economic growth, poverty, inequality, gender), public finance, macroeconomic analysis, and financial sector, including on climate change transition in energy, transport, and urban sectors. The job also requires working closely with international experts and agencies partnering with NCAER for its climate change work.
It is expected that the candidate will:
Job Qualifications
Compensation
A salary that is fully competitive and commensurate with market rates and the experience of the right candidate.
How to Apply
Interested applicants should send the following to hr@ncaer.org with the subject line Senior Fellow/ Professor – Center for Climate Change Economics (CCCE).
Please state clearly in your cover letter the position (Professor) that you want to be considered for. We will start reviewing applications three weeks after the publication of this advertisement and continue to accept applications until the positions are filled.
About NCAER
NCAER is India’s oldest and largest national, non-profit, independent economic research institute. NCAER has over its 65+ years of existence contributed to high-quality economic research that has a policy impact. It is among the few think tanks globally that have strong field data collection capabilities for national surveys. Its research covers almost the entire horizon of policy-focused applied research in economics, from macroeconomics to poverty and consumer behaviour. NCAER offers a wonderful place to grow and groom yourself into a policy economist. A vibrant, dynamic academic environment with both world-class faculty and physical infrastructure. If you run into a writer’s block, there are lovely views of Delhi. If you want to unwind, play a game of table tennis or badminton. Or just a lovely walk around the campus with a colleague to spur your creativity.