Mr Eric Parnis

Biography/ Background

Senior Research Associate
Australian Institute for Social Research The University of Adelaide
Level 4, 230 North Terrace, Adelaide 5005 P (08) 8303 8253; F (08) 8303 6309; M 0401 783 260 E: eric.parnis@adelaide.edu.au

Key Skills
- Research
- Policy development
- Analysis (particularly economic and statistical concepts) - Report writing

Work History

August 2006 to present
Senior Research Associate, Australian Institute for Social Research, The University of Adelaide

August 2002 to August 2006
Economic Analyst, Corporate Strategic Planning Team, and Economic Development Team, Adelaide City Council

June 2000 to August 2002
Senior Economic Analyst, Innovation and Technology Policy Team and Industry Analysis Team, South Australian Department of Industry and Trade

November 1995 to June 2000
Economist, Senior Economist and Acting Manager (for 18 months), Economic Analysis Section, South Australian Department of Treasury and Finance

April 1997 to June 1997 (secondment)
Acting Principal Policy Officer, Analysis and Planning Branch, South Australian Department for Employment, Training and Further Education (DETAFE)

October 1990 to November 1995
Assistant Project Officer, and later Project Officer, Labour Market Analysis Branch, DETAFE

Qualifications

Master of Business Administration - University of Adelaide (1996) Bachelor of Economics - Flinders University (1990)

Professional Associations

Member, Economics Society of Australia

Community Engagement

While working at the Department of Industry and Trade (DIT) and Treasury I was the Department's representative on a number of Committees, including: DIT representative on Gene Technology Inter-Departmental Committee; DIT representative on Government Spatial Executive Committee; Treasury representative on State Statistical Priorities Committee; Treasury representative on inter-departmental committee producing South Australian submission on Migration and Humanitarian Program; Treasury representative on inter-departmental committee producing South Australian submission to Senate inquiry into Regional Employment and Unemployment.

Conference Presentations

1.	John Spoehr and Eric Parnis (2006) 'Ageing, Small Business and the Workforce Future Trends', presentation to the Small Business Conference, Adelaide 24 October
2.	Lise Windsor and Eric Parnis (2006) 'New Challenges in Workforce Development', presentation to Australian Human Resource Institute South Australia, 26 October
3.	Lise Windsor and Eric Parnis (2006) 'New Challenges in Workforce Development', presentation to State and Local Human Resource Practitioners, 20 November
4.	Eric Parnis (2007) 'Workforce Impact of Major Projects in South Australia', presentation to Training Sector Forum, 7 June

Entry last updated: Tuesday, 26 May 2009