JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)

August 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026

Korea Development Institute

This listing is inactive.
Research Fellow

JOE ID Number: 2025-02_111476601
Date Posted: 10/20/2025
Date Inactive: 01/31/2026
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Research Fellow
Section: Full-Time Nonacademic
Location: Sejong-si, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
JEL Classification: 00 -- 00 - Default: Any Field
Keywords:
Korea, KDI, Policy Research, Research in Economics, Economic Policy, Any field
Full Text of JOE Listing:

Korea Development Institute (KDI) is seeking applications for full-time research fellow positions in any field of economics. Applicants must have Ph.D in economics or related fields, or should complete all requirements for the Ph.D by the end of August, 2026. The position also requires fluency in Korean.

Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae (incl. the name of university and region/location where bachelor’s degree was acquired), copies of publications and/or current working papers and three letters of recommendation. Application materials should be submitted on Econ Job Market (EJM) by midnight UTC on December 3, 2025. Successful applicants will be contacted individually to prepare for the interview.

All inquiries regarding this job posting should be addressed to
- Dr. Hyungtai KIM (Chief Management Officer): +82 44-550-4704 / jhtkim@kdi.re.kr
- Dr. Daehee JEONG(Chief Research Officer): +82 44-550-4211 / dhjeong@kdi.re.kr
- Human Resources Team: +82 44-550-4105 / assa2026@kdi.re.kr

For general information, visit the KDI website at http://www.kdi.re.kr.

Application Requirements:
  • External Application URL and Instructions Below
  • Letters of Reference Instructions Below
Application deadline: 12/03/2025
Reference Instructions:
Directly submitted by the recommender to assa2026@kdi.re.kr
(disapproval if submitted by the applicant)
Application Instructions:
Applications should submit a curriculum vitae(excl. name of university/incl.region/location bachelor's degree was acquired-HR policy), copies of publications and/or current working papers and 3 letters of recommendation.
Application materials should be submitted online via www.econjobmarket.org(EJM) or mail assa2026@kdi.re.kr by December 3, 2025.