About the Position

The National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) invites applications for a senior research position at the level of Senior Fellow in its Centre for Economic Growth (CEG). The Senior Fellow will provide intellectual leadership across the Centre’s research agenda, which spans six interconnected themes: the investment climate and firm dynamics; jobs, labour markets, and skills; trade, industrial policy, and global competitiveness; innovation and enterprise upgrading; city-regions and transformational urban development; and state capacity for public financial management and economic reforms.

The Senior Fellow will lead major research and policy engagement initiatives, help shape the Centre’s research agenda, mentor junior researchers, and play a central role in establishing CEG as a leading policy-oriented research centre. The role is intended for a scholar-practitioner with a robust record of applied research and demonstrated ability to engage senior policymakers and external partners.

Key Responsibilities:




- Lead independent and collaborative research on one or more of CEG’s core research themes.
- Lead and provide expert input into state growth diagnostics, sectoral and thematic studies, and policy engagement with state governments, central ministries, and partner institutions.
- Help translate the Centre’s strategic priorities into a coherent multi-year pipeline of research, policy engagement, partnerships, and funding opportunities.
- Serve as Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator on projects, including project design, methodological oversight, quality assurance, and client interaction.
- Produce and supervise high-quality outputs, including working papers, journal articles, policy reports, policy briefs, and externally publishable research.
- Foster collaboration among economists, social scientists, data scientists, policymakers, and the private sector to strengthen NCAER’s reputation and influence and identify opportu

📌 Senior Fellow, Centre for Economic Growth (Delhi)
🏢 National Council Of Applied Economic Research
📍 Delhi