Joseph is continuing his study at Australian National University.

Joseph joined SMERU in 2012 as a quantitative junior researcher. He was involved in the development of the Update and Improvement of the Poverty & Livelihood Map of Indonesia project.

Joseph also worked on the study titled Structural Transformation and the Release of Labor from Agriculture that discusses the pattern of structural transformation in employment in Indonesia. In 2018 the Asian Development Bank published the study in the form of chapters in the book titled Indonesia: Enhancing Productivity through Quality Jobs.

Prior to joining SMERU, Joseph worked as a teaching assistant at Universitas Indonesia.

Joseph is a Ph.D. candidate at Research School of Economics, Research School of Economics, ANU College of Business & Economics.