Senior Research Officer

3 weeks ago


Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom University of Essex Full time

The Department of Economics at the University of Essex is a leading research department with strength in all fields of economics. We are 4th in UK for research power in economics and econometrics (Times Higher Education research power measure, REF Our Department houses two research centres and five broad research clusters: applied, behavioural-experimental-development, econometrics, macroeconomics and microeconomics. This active research community, with a vast breadth of interests, fosters collaborative research both within the department and with academics all over the globe.

The department also benefits from close working relationships with a number of leading research facilities, archives and institutes, including ESSEXLab, the UK Data Archive and the Institute for Social and Economic Research. More information about the department can be found on our website:

Duties of the Role

This is a full-time, two-year post to work on the Leverhulme Trust Research Project Grant 'Methods for Spatial Nonparametric Econometrics', led by Professor Abhimanyu Gupta in the Department of Economics at the University of Essex. The successful applicant will assist in the delivery of the grant objectives and work closely with Professor Gupta.

A full list of duties and responsibilities can be found within the job pack.

Qualifications and Skills required

Applicants must be proficient in econometric and statistical work using Stata and at least one out of R or Matlab. Applicants must also be comfortable with handling datasets, organizing data and in replication of existing papers using such data. Familiarity with econometric theory would be welcome but is not a requirement.

The successful applicant must be able to start on 9th September 2024, and must submit (although not necessarily defend) their PhD thesis before this date to be eligible for the post.

This is a fixed-term contract due to the post being established to deliver a specific project/task finite in nature with a grant funding source.

At the University of Essex, internationalism and diversity is central to who we are and what we do. We are committed to being a cosmopolitan, internationally oriented university that is welcoming to staff and students from all countries, faiths and backgrounds, where you can find the world in one place.

Please use the 'Apply' button to read further information about this role including the full job description and person specification which outlines the full duties, skills, qualifications and experience needed for this role. You will also find details of how to make your application here. Our website contains more information about the University of Essex. If you have a disability and would like information in a different format, please email

£37,099 per annum – in line with the grant funding



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