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You will be required to work on projects for the ERC funded Labour Policies for Inclusive Growth in the Centre for Economic Performance, and associated core Centre projects. The topics of research will be the impact of technology, immigration and imperfect competition on the labour market.

About you

An undergraduate degree in Economics or other quantitative discipline to be completed by post start date is essential, as is experience of data work requiring great accuracy and attention to detail.

Essential criteria include: advanced experience of using programming languages such as STATA and R for analysing large scale micro data sets and the ability to learn new programming skills; experience of data work requiring great accuracy and attention to detail; ability to identify appropriate methods of economic investigation; ability to interpret and analyse patterns or trends in data; and ability to think through economic problems analytically; ability to perform literature reviews. The ability to work independently without close supervision is a requirement, as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills.

You must have ability to identify appropriate methods of economic investigation; ability to interpret and analyse patterns or trends in data and to think through economic problems analytically; and ability to perform literature reviews. You must have ability to work independently without close supervision as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Additional information 

The post will commence as soon as possible. You should apply with a CV, cover letter as well one relevant or sample research paper

The CEP offers an outstanding environment in which to carry out research. 

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

To apply for this post, please go to www.jobs.lse.ac.uk. 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 h.ogborn@lse.ac.uk