Professor Maxwell King - Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research and Research Training)

As Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research and Research Training), Professor Maxwell King is responsible for:

  • the Monash Research Graduate School, which administers the University's doctoral programs, the MPhil degree, postgraduate research scholarships and research training activities.
  • preparing the University for the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) initiative

He was appointed a Sir John Monash Distinguished Professor in 2003 and is also currently Director of the Monash Research Graduate School.

Professional background

Professor Maxwell King has been a professor at Monash University since 1986. He is currently Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research and Research Training) and was Head of the Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics from 1988 to 2000.

Professor King has a Bachelor of Science (Hons), a Master of Commerce (Hons), and a PhD in Economics all from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.

He was made a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in 1997 and a Fellow of the Journal of Econometrics in 1989. He has held visiting professorships at the University of Auckland and the University of California, San Diego.

Academic interests

Professor King is internationally recognised as a distinguished researcher in the field of econometrics.

Despite a significant administrative load, Professor King remains an active researcher with a number of papers in progress or under review.

He has also:

  • received more than 26 competitive research grants
  • supervised over 40 PhD students to completion
  • received the Vice-Chancellor's award for postgraduate supervision in 1996
  • received a Career Achievement Award from the Australian Learning and Teaching Council in 2009.

Professor King has played an active role in approximately 20 external organisations related to his academic disciplines. He is currently Convenor of the Group of Eight Deans and Directors of Graduate Studies in Australia and Secretary of the Australasian Standing Committee of the Econometric Society.

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Contact

Leanne Reddan
Personal Assistant to Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research and Research Training)
Building 3b, Room 107
Clayton campus
Telephone: +61 3 9902 0214
Fax: +61 3 9902 0215
Email: leanne.reddan@monash.edu