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Wallumattagal Campus, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, Australia
Onsite
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Shape how firms think about the future and how policy reaches the real economy.
Firm expectations sit at the heart of some of the most pressing questions in macroeconomics today. How do businesses form views about inflation, costs and demand? How do those views shape pricing, wages, hiring and investment? And how does monetary policy actually travel through the economy when uncertainty is high? The Department of Economics at Macquarie Business School is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to help answer these questions.
This is a dedicated research appointment with no formal teaching requirement. You will join a team of macroeconomists and take primary responsibility for a research stream on firm expectations and macroeconomic uncertainty, with protected research time, generous scope to shape your own agenda, and the resources to pursue publication in leading economics journals. You will also help design and field original survey instruments and information-provision experiments, giving you access to novel micro-level data from the ground up.
About the Role
Reporting into the macroeconomics research team in the Department of Economics, you will:
About Us
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Macquarie Business School brings together researchers, practitioners and students whose work connects with business, policy and the wider community.
Within the School, the Department of Economics has particular depth in macroeconomics and monetary economics. You’ll work with a team of macroeconomists on research into firm expectations and the transmission of monetary policy to the real economy.
About You
You hold a PhD in Economics or a closely related field, or you are nearing completion, and you bring an established record or clear potential in macroeconomics and monetary economics. You are comfortable working with micro-level data, you write code fluently, and you are motivated by research questions that connect theory, data and policy.
Key Selection Criteria
Note: Please note this position requires the successful candidate to undergo a criminal history check and an academic qualification check.
How to Apply
To be considered, please apply online with your CV and a cover letter outlining how your experience meets the selection criteria (above).
In addition, please upload the following as part of your application:
International applicants are welcome to apply and visa sponsorship, and relocation assistance may be considered for the preferred candidate.
Applications Close: Sunday 29 November at 11:59 p.m. (AEDT)
*** Please note that shortlisted candidates may be invited to a remote video interview from mid-December 2026.
For enquiries about the role, please contact Dr Ben Wang, Department of Economics at ben.wang@mq.edu.au
*** We reserve the right to progress or decline an application prior to the application closing date.
Why Join Us?
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Pre-Employment Checks
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Your employment is conditional upon the completion and maintenance of all role-required pre-employment or background checks in terms satisfactory to the University.
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Applications Close:
29/11/2026 11:59 PM
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