Research Assistant

7 months ago


London, United Kingdom London School of Economics and Political Science Full time

LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university_

**Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)**

**Research Assistant (“Pre-Doc”)**

**The salary is competitive and not less than £33,558 pa inclusive of London allowance. The salary scale can be found on the **LSE website.**

**Fixed term appointment for 1 year (with option to renew for 2 years)**

The Centre for Economic Performance seeks to appoint a full-time research assistant (“pre-doc”) on a number of projects relating to international trade.

The position will involve quantitatively analysing data on trade flows and other economic outcomes. Projects may cover topics such as: the impact of Brexit on the UK economy; the organisation of global value chains and patterns of foreign direct investment; the dynamics of trade and import sourcing; the environmental effects of international trade, and; the relationship between trade policy and industrial policy.

The work includes extensive cleaning, merging and preparation of large micro data sources for modelling and analysis. The Research Assistant will primarily focus on data and initial analysis under guidance from research supervisors and will help model clearly defined areas of analysis.

Desirable criteria include a quantitative Master’s degree; knowledge of and interest in international trade and applied economics more generally; and experience of execution and write up of independent research projects such as an undergraduate or masters’ thesis.

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

Applications must take the form of a full Curriculum Vitae (CV) or Resume, and a Covering Letter.


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