Research Assistant

2 months ago


London, United Kingdom University College London Full time

**Ref Number**

B03-01658

**Professional Expertise**

Research and Research Support

**Department**

UCL SLASH (B03)

**Location**

London

**Working Pattern**

Full time

**Salary**

£32,331 - £37,548

**Contract Type**

Fixed-term

**Working Type**

Hybrid (20% - 80% on site)

**Available For Secondment**

No

**Closing Date**

27-Jun-2023

**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**:
Dr. Gabriel Ulyssea is seeking to appoint a full-time Research Assistant to collaborate and assist in different research projects related to the ERC Starting Grant entitled “Forced Migration and Development”. Most projects are related to development, migration and urban economics, with some emphasis on the effects of climate change.

The Research Assistant will work under the direct supervision of Dr. Ulyssea and will be asked to assist in a wide variety of tasks related to the creation and diffusion of his research. The duties will include:

- Conduct literature searches
- Contribute to writing, proofreading, and fact-checking papers and presentations
- Participate in all aspects of the projects, including model development
- Cleaning and organisation of complex databases
- Conducting empirical analysis, using both reduced-form and structural methods.
- Perform other related work as needed.

**About you**:
The post-holder will participate in projects relating to the economics of health and health care.

The duties will include:

- 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 postholder.
- The postholder 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 postholder will actively follow UCL policies including Equal Opportunities and Race Equality policies.
- The postholder will maintain an awareness and observation of Fire and Health & Safety Regulations.

**What we offer**:
**Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion**:


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