Research Assistant

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Salary from £35,758 to £40,741 per annum inclusive with potential to progress to £43,604 pa inclusive of London allowance

Fixed term appointment for 1 year (with option to renew for 2 years)

The CEP Growth Programme is seeking to appoint a Research Assistant for a one-year period. The project will use cutting-edge research into how to improve productivity through a better understanding of business dynamics. The successful applicant may also be required to work on other related research projects on growth, innovation and diffusion at the centre.

The main project is led by Professor Richard Davies. The role-holder will play a major role in the planning, design, and implementation of the project and will co-author several outputs. The role will assist with data matching, processing, modelling, and analysis and will contribute to top-journal-quality publications, policy presentations and papers, as well as work aimed for the general public, including blogs.

The successful candidate must have an undergraduate degree in Economics or other quantitative discipline. A Masters in Economics or other quantitative science discipline (but must have very good knowledge of economics) by post start date, is desirable.

Essential criteria include: Advanced experience of using Stata for analysing large scale micro data sets; experience of large scale data driven projects; experience of data work requiring great accuracy and attention to detail; and the ability to think through economic problems analytically.

Please visit https://cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/OUR-WORK/Growth/ for information about the Growth Programme, and https://cep.lse.ac.uk/ for information about the Centre for Economic Performance.

Please also see Prof Davies site for further references: https://richarddavies.io/research/

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave and excellent training and development opportunities.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification. Applications must include a CV and a covering Letter that explains the candidate’s qualification and motivation for the position as well as an electronic copy of one relevant research paper

If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page.

Should you have any queries about the role, please email C.H.Tocock@lse.ac.uk

The closing date for receipt of applications is Sunday 23rd February 2025 (23.59 UK time).

Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

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