Research Fellow

Job title:

Research Fellow

Company

University College London

Job description

About usThe UCL School of Management is home to UCL’s business and management research and education programmes. The School has forged a reputation for world-leading research and teaching in the areas of innovation management, the creation and growth of technology-intensive organisations, business analytics, and entrepreneurship. The 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF) rated the majority of the research outputs of the UCL School of Management as “world-leading” or “internationally excellent”; at 95%, this was the second highest percentage of any business school in the UK.This is an exciting time to join the UCL School of Management as it is embarking on a significant expansion plan which will see it deliver on a new strategy to double in size over the next five years. An increase in degree programmes and staff will ensure that we continue our mission to deliver the next generation of socially conscious entrepreneurial leaders, who will tackle the world’s greatest challenges.About the roleUniversity College London’s (UCL) School of Management seeks to appoint a post-doctoral Research Fellow in the UCL School of Management. This post is research-only from 1st August 2024. The post holder will work on research projects in economics and finance, focusing on developing advanced theories with applications in economics and finance, with the Principal Investigator (Dr Ming Yang)Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details. Please also read the attached Candidate Guidance document.About youThe successful candidate will need to demonstrate the following criteria:

• A PhD (or being close to PhD completion) that relates to fields in Economics and Finance
• Demonstration of interest in Economic and Finance theory
• Advanced knowledge and experience in research in mechanism and information design and the related fields
• Demonstration of ability to produce original and innovative pieces of research

When completing your supporting statement, please tell us, using examples, how you meet all the essential criteria listed in the job description.What we offerAs well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer great benefits some of which are listed below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and InclusionAs London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian, and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.Available documents

Expected salary

Location

North West London

Job date

Thu, 02 May 2024 07:23:30 GMT

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