Research Fellow

About us

University College London (UCL) is the largest of the colleges in the federation that makes up the University of London. It is consistently rated as one of the top multi-faculty universities in the UK and has an annual turnover in excess of £400m. UCL is one of the UK’s premier research institutions encompassing immense research strength across all areas. It is also developing numerous interdisciplinary research centres. UCL has an excellent library and the library resources available in London, such as the British Library, are unrivalled in the UK.

The Department of Economics has an outstanding international reputation in key areas of current research including applied theory, econometrics, game theory, labour economics, development economics, and macroeconomics. The Department of Economics has placed #1 for research environment and outputs in the 2021 REF results and ranked #3 overall.

About the role

Applications are invited for a post-doctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Economics at University College London to work on the research project “All women are born (un)equal: menopause, HRT and women's well-being”, which has received funding by the Nuffield Foundation.

The project aims to build robust evidence on the causal impacts of menopause and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) on multiple dimensions of women's lives. It will analyze the effects on health care use, physical and mental health, cognitive functions, personal relationships, economic outcomes and welfare use, examining whether disadvantaged women are harmed more by the menopausal transition and benefit less from HRT.

The duties will include:

• To conduct econometric analyses of multiple datasets to study the impacts of menopause and HRT.
• To implement state-of-the-art methodological approaches including difference-in-differences and control function methods.
• To support data management and cleaning of large-scale longitudinal datasets.
• To contribute to report writing and academic paper preparation and submission to journals.
• To assist with stakeholder engagement and dissemination activities.
• To contribute to the overall activities of the department as required.
• As duties and responsibilities change, the job description will be reviewed and amended in consultation with the post-holder.
• The post-holder will carry out any other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job as requested by the line manager or Head of Department/Division.
• The post-holder will actively follow UCL policies including Equal Opportunities and Race Equality policies.
• The post-holder will maintain an awareness and observation of Fire and Health & Safety Regulations.

What we offer

Dr. Gabriella Conti, the Principal Investigator, is seeking to appoint a Research Fellow to work on the “All women are born (un)equal: menopause, HRT and women's well-being” project. This post is available for 22 months starting in June 2025.

The Appointment will be on UCL salary scale Grade 7, £43,124 to £51,610 per annum inclusive of London Allowance, dependent upon experience and qualifications

The UCL full-time working week totals 36.5 hours. Annual leave is 27 days per year. In addition, staff benefit from six College closure days per year.

The person appointed will work at the offices of the Department of Economics, Drayton House, 30 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AX.

Customer advert reference: B03-02332

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