FIXED TERM, FULL-TIME POSITION FOR 2 YEARS.

This applied economics of forensic accounting position of illegal wildlife trade offers a unique opportunity to work in the Wildlife Crime Research Hub as part of the ARC Industry Laureate Fellowship program, Combatting Wildlife Crime and Preventing Environmental Harm at one of Australia’s leading research institutions, the University of Adelaide. We are seeking an enthusiastic applied economist or forensic accountant to contribute to our expanding research program focused on understanding and disrupting the financial underpinnings of the illegal wildlife trade (IWT), with particular emphasis on tracing and analysing illicit financial flows, trade-based money laundering, and the economics of transnational environmental crime.
The successful candidate will be appointed to a two-year fixed-term, research-intensive position supported by Professor Cassey’s ARC Industry Laureate Fellowship, Combatting Wildlife Crime and Preventing Environmental Harm. The role offers close collaboration with forensic scientists, conservation biologists, criminologists, economists, and policy experts, providing a highly interdisciplinary platform for conducting impactful economic research.

The Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology is a multidisciplinary hub of cutting-edge teaching and research. Many of its academic staff are world leaders in their fields and graduates are highly regarded by employers. The Faculty actively partners with innovative industries to solve problems of global significance.
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