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Michelle Catherine Baddeley Work Address: Institute for Choice, University of South Australia mobile: 0402 748 650 email: [email protected] Webpage people.unisa.edu.au/michelle.baddeley twitter @mcbaddeley Citizenship Australian, British Experience Leadership and Management • Diverse leadership experiences throughout career, with key responsibilities for strategic planning and human resources management, especially in times of rapid change. • Demonstrated ability to build and lead high performing teaching and research teams, built on principles of collegiality, collaboration and mutual respect. • Strong track record of success in academic financial management, successfully man- aging diverse financial pressures, from under-spending through to budget shortfalls. Research • International reputation and strong track record of publication and research leader- ship, including a number of large research grants. • Diverse experiences in transdisciplinary research, contributing behavioural economics and finance expertise to collaborations with researchers from many other disciplines. • Extensive contributions to capacity-building via mentoring and supervision of research students and early career researchers from a wide range of disciplines. Teaching and Learning • Long track record of successful lecturing, supervising and examining across a wide range of economics and finance subjects. • Extensive experiences in leading the design, implementation and delivery of innovative new courses and curricula. • Strong external contributions to teaching and learning, including many external exam- ining appointments and contributions to curriculum design at other universities. Engagement and Impact • Successful and productive research relationships with a number of commercial and public policy partners. • Extensive networks with public policy-makers, cemented by expertise in behavioural public policy and commitment to policy-relevant research. • Strong profile in building public understanding of economics, finance and policy - via public lectures, keynotes, media appearances and non-specialist publications. Key Roles & Responsibilities UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA, 2017- Institute Director, Institute for Choice (I4C) July 2018- As Academic Director - responsible for strategy, leadership, line management and mentoring of 6 research staff; research grant development for I4C; representation on University’s lead- ership committees; contributions to external engagement. Working with Director (Commer- cial) in leadership of budgetary control and management, commercial business development and relationship management. Taking over as sole Director when Commercial Director re- tires in February 2019. Research Professor, I4C March 2017- Research leadership of I4C; mentoring of research staff; strategy and grant development for economic, behavioural and public policy themes; publication of academic research outputs including papers, books and chapters; research engagement, international research collabo- rations and network-building; capacity building via mentoring of early-career research staff and PhD supervising/advising. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON 2013- Honorary Professor, Institute for Global Prosperity May 2017- Research outputs, grant development, external engagement and international network build- ing for the Institute. Substantial part of current role is as Co-Investigator and Co-lead on the research theme “Creating Value” for the RELIEF (Refugees, Education, Learning, Information Technology, Entrepreneurship for the Future) Project – a collaboration with Lebanese uni- versities and UCL’s Institute of Education, funded from 2017-22 by a £4.11 UK Economic and Social Research Council grant. Director, Bartlett School of Construction and Project Management Sep 2016-Feb 2017 Strategy development for teaching, research, communications and external engagement – including commercial partnerships; budgetary control and management of a budget around £8m p.a.; primary responsibility for leading the School’s HR strategy – including revamping of the workload model. Primarily responsible for leadership and management of around 35 academic staff and 10 professional services staff. Direct line management of senior staff - including 4 professors, delegated line management of junior staff to other senior staff; chair- ing of School’s Management Committee and academic selection committees, representation on Faculty’s Senior Management Committee. Professor in Economics & Finance, Bartlett Faculty - Built Environment Apr 2013-Feb 2017 Academic and research leadership for the School’s Economics and Finance team – a crucial core of the School’s endeavours. Leadership of grant development – focussing specifically on commercial opportunities, business development and network building with infrastruc- ture companies and financial institutions around London/UK, and the European Investment Bank; leading in design and implementation of new economics and finance modules and programmes within the School for three of the School’s MSc programmes. Representative for Economics and Finance on the School’s Senior Management Committee. UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE 1995-2013 Director of Studies (Economics), College Lecturer, Fellow Oct 1995-Oct 2013 The above were my primary roles, held throughout my 18 years in Cambridge – and, at various times, held in combination with other key leadership roles as listed below. Respon- sible for leadership and co-ordination of small-group teaching (“supervisions”) of economics within the college, including building and training of supervisory teams (teams of around 15 at any given time), network-building and teaching “trades” with other colleges; lead- ing in selection (via tests, interviews and paper assessments) and admission of economics undergraduates - in consultation with the Admissions Tutor; recruitment, training and co- ordination of supervisions; negotiations with Faculty lecturers and/or Directors of Studies at other colleges about the design, co-ordination and delivery of supervisions across a wide range of economics and finance subjects (mainly macroeconomics and econometrics) across around 10-12 Cambridge Colleges. Membership of a wide range of College committees, in- cluding the Finance, Investment and Works Committees, and many selection/search/short- listing committees including for Masters, Senior Bursars, College Lecturers and other staff. Two 3 year terms on the College Council – the senior management committee for the col- lege. One 3-year term as Examiner of Accounts for the College, essentially an internal auditor role, and a one-year term as the College Council Registrary (Secretary to the College Council). Admissions Tutor, Tutor Oct 1997-Oct 2010 Admissions Tutor for around 5 years – primarily responsible for the admission of undergrad- uates. Led in the co-ordination, implementation of undergraduate admissions interviews and assessments – usually around 500 applicants per year, and admissions assessments for all programmes offered within the college, in collaboration with Directors of Studies from other subjects, the College’s Tutors and College Lecturers committee, the Faculty of Eco- nomics and the Admissions Forum (the University’s Admissions Tutors’ committee). Led in devising strategies to ensure fair assessment of all applicants, and to encourage and promote equal access for applicants from under-represented groups. Leadership of admissions com- munications strategies, including press relations. (Cambridge admissions are a high-profile issue in the UK.) Led the co-ordination of admissions events, including Open Days, and man- agement of admissions budget. Also a Tutor for around 12 years in total – providing pastoral care for students facing problems/worries about study and exams, finances, career planning, inter-personal relationships, and mental health. As Tutor, I was also my tutorial pupils’ ad- vocate in their dealings with the University (e.g. in the case of exam exemptions and failures). Faculty and Departmental roles Oct 1996-June 2013 Concurrently with my College roles, I performed a range of duties for the Faculty of Eco- nomics including: design/delivery of macroeconomics lectures to around 180 students per year for about 11 years; design/delivery of behavioural economics lectures to Masters and PhD students – around 20 students per year for 6 years. Internal examiner (various years): macroeconomics (2nd year); econometrics (2nd year); behavioural economics (Postgraduate) and PhD students. Faculty Research Fellow 2008-2013; served on Executive Committee, Cen- tre for Research in Empirical Microeconomics (2008-2013) devising new strategies and plans for development empirical microeconomics research at Cambridge. One 5-year term as an elected representative on the Economics Faculty Board. Deputy Director, Cambridge Centre for Economic & Public Policy Oct 2003-Dec 2005 In collaboration with Directors, launched CCEPP, devised and co-ordinated a number of con- ferences; worked with Directors in managing the budget and strategy; developed CCEPP’s publicity, communications and publication initiatives - including in designing and imple- menting a working paper and policy briefs series; helped to build CCEPP’s international research networks. Research interests Behavioural Economics & Finance • Macroeconomics • Labour Markets • Investment Theory • Housing Employment 2018- Director Institute for Choice (I4C), University of South Australia 2017- Research Professor Institute for Choice (I4C), University of South