The idea that China establishes the Institute of South-South Cooperation and Development was initiated and announced by Chinese President XI Jinping during the High-Level Roundtable on South-South Cooperation at the 70th Anniversary Celebration of the United Nations in New York on September 26, 2015. The Institute provides both degree education and non-degree executive training programs for mid-level to senior officials, as well as managers and researchers from government, academia, the media, NGOs and other organizations in developing countries. Combining local knowledge with global vision, the new Institute is committed to excellence in national development research, talent training for developing countries, and dynamic exchange platform for global cooperation, and devoted to promoting equitable, inclusive and sustainable growth by sharing knowledge and experience on matters of public leadership and national development, with developing and especially the least developed countries.

Position Description

The Institute is now offering the public several tenure track positions at all levels in all fields, particularly in development economics and public economics. Teaching will be conducted at the graduate level and in English. The position requires a Ph.D. in social sciences, preferably in economics, political science or public policy. A normal teaching load of 10 credits per year is required. Salary and benefits are competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience. 

Application

Interested and qualified applicants should submit their curriculum vitae, representative papers or publications, and three letters of reference online on the AEA website (https://www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing.php?JOE_ID=2019-02_111463383&).

Above documents should also be sent to the following email address: recruit@isscad.pku.edu.cn.

All positions should be applied for by November 10, 2019. Candidate interviews will be conducted in the 2020 AEA Meeting or National School of Development/ the Institute of South-South Cooperation and Development of Peking University.

Learn More

For more information about the ISSCAD, please visit our web page at:
http://www.isscad.pku.edu.cn & WeChat (sscd-pku).

Contact information:
Recruitment Committee,

Institute of South-South Cooperation and Development,
Peking University
Beijing 100871, P. R. China
Email: recruit@isscad.pku.edu.cn
FAX: 86-10-62766005