Advertiser: Department of Economics, Macquarie University

Field(s) of specialization: Macroeconomics; Monetary

Position type(s): Postdoctoral Scholar

Location of job: 4 Eastern Road, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, 2109, Australia

Degree required: Doctorate

Job start date: Flexible

Job duration: 2 years

Salary: 104,481 to 136,453 AUD

Letters of reference required: 3

Application deadline: 29 Nov 2026 midnight UTC (accepting applications)

Posting end date: 1 Dec 2026

Interviews: Interviews will be conducted remotely by video starting December, 2026.

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Macquarie University, Macquarie Business School, Department of Economics

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Macroeconomics: Firm Expectations and Uncertainty

Position type: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, full-time, fixed-term

Primary fields: Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, Expectation formation, Macroeconomic uncertainty, Survey methods

Location: Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University (Wallumattagal Campus), North Ryde, NSW, 2109, Australia

Degree required: A PhD in Economics or a closely related field, or be nearing completion of a PhD in one of these areas

Duration: 2 years, with a possibility of extension subject to funding and performance

Start date: Start date negotiable

Salary: AUD $104,481–$136,453 per annum plus 17% employer's superannuation and annual leave loading (commensurate with experience and skills)

Interviews: Interviews will be conducted remotely by video starting mid December, 2026.

Position description

Located in Sydney, the Department of Economics at Macquarie University invites applications for a 2-year Postdoctoral Research Fellow.

The successful candidate will work with a team of macroeconomists in the Department of Economics, and will lead a research stream on topics that include:

• how firms form and revise expectations and perceive uncertainty;
• the transmission of monetary policy, cost shocks, and uncertainty to firms' pricing, wage-setting, hiring, and investment decisions;
• inflation dynamics and the cost pass-through behaviour of firms; and
• the design of survey instruments and information-provision experiments.

The Fellow will be expected to produce high-quality research for leading economic journals. They will also help design survey questions and analyse the data, and may coordinate the work of research assistants. The Fellow will have substantial scope to develop their own research agenda and will receive dedicated research time, with no formal teaching requirement.

Qualifications

Applicants must hold a PhD in Economics or a closely related field by the start date. They should have a strong research record or clear research potential in macroeconomics and monetary economics. Experience with micro-level survey or administrative data and strong programming skills (e.g., Stata, R, Python, or MATLAB) are essential. Experience with expectations data, survey design, or randomised experiments is desirable but not required. Candidates should be able to work independently and contribute to a collaborative research team.

Remuneration

Level A-B, Academic salary range [AUD $104,481–$136,453] per annum, plus 17% employer superannuation. Relocation assistance is available for international appointees, and Macquarie University can support visa sponsorship where eligible.

Application materials

Applications should include the following:

• a cover letter outlining the candidate's research track record, interests and agenda;
• a curriculum vitae;
• a job market paper or representative research paper;
• a research statement (maximum one page); and
• three letters of recommendation.

Deadline: 29 November 2026. Review of applications will begin on early December 2026 and continue until the position is filled. Shortlisted candidates may be invited to interview virtually from early December.

Contact: For any inquiries please contact Dr Ben Wang at ben.wang@mq.edu.au.