Working at Motu

This is the page for information about job vacancies at Motu including:

• Research analysts and Interns 
• Potential Fellows or Senior Fellows 
• Statistics NZ Motu Programme for PhD Research
• Visiting Researchers

Are you a potential Fellow or Senior Fellow?

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.

Research Fellow

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:

• an interest in working with policy-makers and other stakeholders,
• a broad range of economic interests, 
• a desire to work on important issues in a team environment, and
• the ability and commitment to support the values and objectives of Motu and its intellectual community.

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.

Senior Fellow

If you are interested in a Senior Fellow position you would be expected to have:

• a PhD from an internationally recognised university,
• a proven record as an excellent economic researcher,
• the ability and willingness to attract funding for your research, and
• the ability and commitment to support the values and objectives of Motu and its intellectual community.

If you are interested in either of these positions at Motu and would like more information, please contact any of the Senior Fellows.

Are you interested in visiting Motu as a researcher?

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.