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JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)

February 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025

Centre for Advanced Financial Research and Learning

Research
Research Director

JOE ID Number: 2025-01_111475842
Date Posted: 05/02/2025
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Research Director
Section: Full-Time Nonacademic
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, INDIA
JEL Classifications:
E -- Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics
F -- International Economics
H -- Public Economics
G -- Financial Economics
J -- Labor and Demographic Economics
O -- Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth
Q -- Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics
R -- Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics
Salary Range: As per market standard
Full Text of JOE Listing:

The Center for Advanced Financial Research and Analysis (CAFRAL), which is promoted by the Reserve Bank of India, is based in Mumbai, India. Its mandate is to build intellectual capacity in macroeconomics and finance and support policy analysis at the Reserve Bank of India. Information about CAFRAL can be found at our website: https://www.cafral.org.in
CAFRAL is looking to recruit up to Four economist in the above fields. The economist is expected to produce high-quality research for publication in internationally reputed journals as well as support internal policy analysis. Successful candidate will be required to have excellent research and communication skills.
The current recruitment is at the Junior level. The position offers an initial contract of three years. Salary and remuneration will be commensurate with industry standards.
Minimum Requirements:
Candidates must have a PhD in finance, economics, or a related discipline; or be a PhD candidate in finance, economics, or a related discipline preparing to defend dissertation. Candidates should be able to demonstrate their skills in conducting research through recent research paper(s) or a Ph.D. thesis. While applicants from other fields will also be considered, fields of particular interest to CAFRAL are financial economics, macroeconomics, monetary economics, monetary policy, international finance, development economics, public finance, applied economics, labor economics, agricultural economics, trade, real estate, environment, spatial economics and industrial organization.

Application Requirements:
  • External Application URL and Instructions Below
Application deadline: 08/31/2025
Application Instructions:
Interested candidates should submit their curriculum vitae, job market paper, recent research papers, and three letters of reference at https://www.cafral.org.in/Research-application.
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis till position is filled.