GDP Center is hiring: Assistant Director and Researcher of Global China Initiative
Gallagher, Kevin
Dear Friends,
We at the Global Development Policy Center (GDP Center) are looking to hire an assistant director and researcher to co-lead our Global China Initiative (GCI). The GDP Center’s Global China Initiative examines the extent to which Chinese overseas economic activity and engagement with international institutions fosters a more stable, socially inclusive, and environmentally sustainable world economy. The program conducts policy-oriented research with Chinese partners and partners from host countries in Southern Africa, the Andean Amazon, and South and SouthEast Asia; hosts a fellows program for young scholars in this area, builds datasets, and engages with policy-makers and civil society across the globe.
A link to the position is here, followed by a more extensive job description.
The primary responsibilities of the Assistant Director and Researcher for the Global China Initiative will be to assist in setting and implementing the strategic research and policy agenda for GCI; to oversee the project cycle of various research and policy projects of the GCI; to supervise the GCI program coordinator and research group; to pursue a personal line of sponsored research activity; and to represent the GCI at various local and global research engagements.
Specific aspects of the position include:
- Work with the GDP Center Director, Assistant Director, sponsored research funders, and the GCI team to identify and develop a multifaceted strategic research agenda; to develop research strategies and work products; and to strategize policy interventions for the GCI.
- Oversee the ‘project cycle’ for research projects in the GCI program from inception, to design, to research, and through the writing, publication, promotion, and grant reporting stages for quality and timeliness.
- Oversee timely maintenance and release of GCI datasets.
- Foster existing collaborator relationships and build/cultivate partnerships with new Chinese collaborators, host country collaborators, and parallel efforts in civil society, expert communities, and government.
- Work with with GDP and GCI communications teams to promote GCI research in English, Chinese, and beyond to various audiences.
- Monitor and design program budgets, proposals, and grant reports.
- Conduct research aligned with this broader agenda
The successful candidate will have:
- a PhD in economics, political science, or related field;
- a demonstrated research and publication record on Chinese overseas economic activity;
- fluency, or near fluency, in Chinese (mandarin) and fluency in English;
- a demonstrated record of project management skills;
- demonstrated interest and experience in conducting and advancing policy-oriented research.
Please share far and wide! Tell any friend of yours to reach out to me bilaterally…
Kevin
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Kevin P. Gallagher, PhD
Professor, Pardee School of Global Studies
Director, Global Development Policy Center
Boston University, USA
53 Bay State Road, Boston, MA 02215
@KevinPGallagher | 617.353.9348
www.bu.edu/gdp | @GDPC_BU
