Rudd gets Harvard University gig

Former PM Kevin Rudd will lead a major Harvard University research project into the Beijing-Washington relationship.

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd has been named a senior fellow at the prestigious Harvard University in the US.

He will lead a major research effort on the US-China relationship at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, and will also be a visiting fellow with the Ivy League university's Institute of Politics.

Mr Rudd takes up the post this month.