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Korea Development Institute

Research Fellow

JOE ID Number: 2026-02_111478274
Date Posted: 10/21/2026
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Research Fellow
Section: Full-Time Nonacademic
Location: Sejong-si, Not Set, 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 a Ph.D. in economics or a related field, or complete all Ph.D. requirements by the end of August, 2027.

Korean is the working language of the Institute, and most research output, including policy reports submitted to the government, is written and published in Korean. Applicants must therefore be able to author such reports in Korean.

Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae (incl. the name of the university and region/location where the 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 2, 2026. 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 / assa2027@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: 12/02/2026
Reference Instructions:
Directly submitted by the recommender to assa2027@kdi.re.kr
(disapproval if submitted by the applicant)
Application Instructions:
Applicants 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 three letters of recommendation. Application materials should be submitted online via www.econjobmarket.org(EJM)
or mail assa2027@kdi.re.kr by December 2, 2026(UTC).