Academic Posts: Temporary Lectureships at the Universities of Hull (1984-85) and York (1985-87)Lectureships in Econometrics at the Universities of Nottingham (1987-89) and York (1989-95)Chair in Econometrics at the University of Manchester (1995-2019)Whilst at Manchester he held positions of Research Director in Economics (1997-2000), Research Dean in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law (2000-2004), Head of Economics (2004-2007 & 2011-13), School of Social Sciences Research Director (2011-13) and Head of School (2013-2018).He was a member of the ESRC Strategic Research Board (2005-2009), Advisory Panel Chair, World Economy and Finance Programme (2006-2010) and Advisory Panel Member, CeMMAP (2008-2016).He published in leading economics, econometrics and statistics journals (Econometrica, Journal of Econometrics, Econometric Theory, Econometrics Journal, Econometrics Review, International Economic Review, Biometrika), principally in the area of econometric misspecification theory and testing although his collaborative work addresses issues in labour economics (Economic Journal, Journal of Applied Econometrics).