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Research Assistant, Public Economics Programme
Salary from £30,570 to £35,108 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £37,717 pa inclusive of London allowance
This is a fixed term appointment for 1 year
We are looking for up to five highly skilled and motivated individuals to join a group of LSE researchers under the direction of Camille Landais, Johannes Spinnewijn, Xavier Jaravel and Daniel Reck. The job will entail close collaboration on a number of new and ongoing projects on a broad range of topics in applied microeconomics with applications to economic policy, using “big data” and quasi-experimental methods to identify causal effects and test the predictions of economic and sociological models.
The successful candidate should have a a completed Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) and/or a completed (or nearly completed) Master’s degree in economics or other closely related discipline, strong quantitative and data analysis skills, strong programming skills and confidence with the use of different data management software and the ability to manage own areas of responsibility independently without constant direct supervision . Experience in Stata, SAS or Matlab is essential.
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.
If you have any queries about applying on the online system, or require an alternative format for the application, please e-mail: hr.jobs@lse.ac.uk
The closing date for receipt of applications is Wednesday 8th April 2020 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.