Job Information
Boston University Senior Academic Researcher/Academic Researcher, Global China Initiative, Boston University Global Development Policy Center in BOSTON, Massachusetts
The Boston University Global Development Policy Center seeks an Academic Researcher/Senior Academic Researcher with a strong background in China and international financial institutions to lead our China and the International Financial Architecture work stream at the Global China Initiative.
The Global China Initiative (GCI) was founded to advance policy-oriented research on China’s overseas economic activity and engagement with international institutions in order to enable financial stability, human well-being, and environmental sustainability. Within GCI, research is conducted across four programs: Energy and Climate, Forestry, Agriculture and Indigenous Rights in the Belt and Road Initiative (FAIR-BRI), China and the International Financial Architecture, and Data Analysis for Transparency and Accountability (D.A.T.A.).
GCI is seeking an Academic Researcher/Senior Academic Researcher with a strong background in China and the International Financial Architecture to lead policy-oriented research on:
-China and the Global Financial Safety Net;
-China and Global Development Finance;
-China and the sovereign debt restructuring architecture.
Required Skills
The primary responsibilities of the Academic Researcher/Senior Academic Researcher for China and the International Financial Architecture group will be to conduct rigorous and policy-oriented research on topics related to China’s engagement both inside the legacy Bretton Woods institutions and outside through a network of newer bilateral and multilateral institutions that China has joined or co-founded in this century. The Academic Researcher/Senior Academic Researcher will also be the team leader for GCI’s China and the international financial architecture group, synthesizing and managing research across the group and representing the group at internal and external meetings.
In addition to competitive compensation, the Academic Researcher/Senior Academic Researcher will receive funding for data collection, fieldwork, travel to conferences, and potentially be eligible for reimbursement for relocation expenses. This is an in-person position at GDP Center’s offices at Boston University.
Qualifications:
• Advanced degree in international economics, international political economy, economics, political science, or related fields; PhD preferred.
• Working proficiency in Chinese.
• Track record of high-impact publications on topics related to China and the international financial architecture.
• Interest in global development policy and China’s role in the international financial architecture.
• Strong writing skills, including technical writing as well as the ability to summarize technical research with a wider audience of media and policymakers.
• Demonstrated project and program management experience.
Please send a cover letter and CV to Lin Zhu at lindz@bu.edu with the subject line "First Name Last Name – GCI Academic Researcher"
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor .
Required Experience