Rajiv Amarnani is a lecturer / assistant professor with the Management & Organisations Department at UWA Business School. He received a PhD in organizational behavior from the Australian National University in 2016.

Rajiv conducts research on (1) the dark side of customer service such as verbal abuse from customers; (2) sustainable career development across the lifespan; and (3) self-concept and interpersonal perceptions at work.

His research has been featured in HR Today, Business Insider, Lifehacker, Perth Now, and ABC triple 6 radio, among others. He publishes both in practitioner-oriented outlets such as Organizational Dynamics, as well as in peer-reviewed scholarly journals including Personnel Psychology (ABDC A*), Journal of Organizational Behavior (ABDC A*), Human Resource Management (ABDC A*; FT50), Human Relations (ABDC A*; FT50), and the Journal of Counseling Psychology. He also serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Vocational Behavior (ABDC A*)—the flagship journal in the careers literature. He has received over $600,000 in grant funding from the ARC (DP200103440) and other industry bodies.

***Currently recruiting domestic and international doctoral students year-round in organizational behavior. Core topics are: customer mistreatment, career development, and self-concept & interpersonal perceptions at work. Scholarships potentially available. Background in psychology is preferred but not required.***