Thursday, July 22, 2004

Following up on Monday’s post about Monash University of Melbourne, Australia’s hunt for a tax professor to fill a newly-created position: Chris Evans, Director of the Australian Taxation Studies Program (Atax), writes of another tax position available Down Under:

The University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia is creating up to five fully funded “cross-faculty” Professorships, made possible by a $4 million donation to the University. The objective is to develop new areas of research excellence and attract dynamic new research talent to UNSW.

One of the key areas that has been identified for a Professorship relates to taxation – more particularly “Integrity and Equity in the Tax and Welfare Systems.” The Australian Taxation Studies Program (Atax), in conjunction with the School of Law, the Social Policy Research Centre, and the Centre for Applied Economic Research is commencing a national and international search for an outstanding researcher with expertise in this area. The person appointed will be based at Atax in the Faculty of Law but will, we hope, be able to work in a truly collaborative fashion and transcend the traditional boundaries between disciplines.

The position is initially for five years (commencing in 2005), with the possibility of extension for a further five years based on performance review, the availability of funds and strategic priorities. An attractive salary package is available and Sydney is a wonderful place to live.

For more information, see here, here, and here. (Thanks to Deborah Schenk (NYU) for the tip.)