Research Assistant, Public Economics Programme

Wage: £33,558 to £38,541 p.a. with potential to progress to £41,404 p.a. inclusive of London allowance.

Fastened-term for 12 months initially, with chance of extension (topic to funding).

The beginning date is versatile between June 2024 and September 2024

We’re on the lookout for highly-skilled and motivated people to hitch a gaggle of LSE researchers beneath the path of Xavier Jaravel, Camille Landais, Kate Smith and Johannes Spinnewijn. The job will entail shut collaboration on various new and ongoing initiatives on a broad vary of matters in utilized microeconomics with purposes to financial coverage, utilizing “huge knowledge” and quasi-experimental strategies to determine causal results and take a look at the predictions of financial and sociological fashions. 

The profitable candidate ought to have a accomplished Bachelor’s diploma (or equal) and/or a accomplished (or practically accomplished) Grasp’s diploma in Economics or different intently associated self-discipline, robust quantitative and knowledge evaluation expertise, robust programming expertise and confidence with using completely different knowledge administration software program and the flexibility to handle personal areas of accountability independently with out fixed direct supervision. Expertise in Stata, SAS or Matlab is crucial. We’re on the lookout for somebody with fluency in written and spoken English, with glorious written and verbal communication expertise who is ready to talk successfully to completely different audiences, conveying complicated technical info in a transparent and correct method. 

We provide an occupational pension scheme, beneficiant annual depart and glorious coaching and growth alternatives. 

For additional details about the publish, please see the  apply doc,  job description  and particular person specification.   

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The cut-off date for receipt of purposes is 23 March 2024 (23.55 UK time). Regrettably, we can’t settle for late purposes.