Stéphane Mahuteau is an Associate Professor at the University of Adelaide, and lead of the Future of Employment and Skills (FES) research center.
Prior to this appointment in November 2017, he was a Senior Research Fellow and the Deputy Director at the National Institute of Labour Studies (NILS), Flinders University in Adelaide. He obtained a PHD in Economics from the University of Lyon II, France (GATE Research Institute) in 2002 and has since held various academic positions in Australia at the University of Western Sydney and Macquarie University (Sydney) before joining NILS in 2011.

His research interests in Economics are in Labour Economics, Microeconometrics, Applied Microeconomics, Policy Evaluation, Economics of Education, skills development and utilisation, Scarring effects of Overeducation and Overskilling, Immigrants' labour market experience, Economic disadvantages and disabilities.
He uses his expertise to inform the design and evaluation of evidence-based policy. His work has supported and informed Australian policy in many core areas, including income management, aged care, disability, education, training, immigration, work and workforces, and a broad range of social service provisions. He has been extensively involved in many commissioned research projects, which have influenced policy design and evaluation across various government priority areas.

He joined IZA as a Research Fellow in October 2011.