Inequality Data & Research Specialist

United Nations University; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 49,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing subsidy

Private health insurance

Job summary

UNU-WIDER in Helsinki invites applications for a Research Associate to administrate the World Income Inequality Database (WIID) and the Government Revenue Dataset (GRD) and contribute to ongoing research on inequality.

The role involves updating databases, supporting data visualization, and assisting researchers, with a PSA full-time contract and a monthly remuneration of EUR 4,350–5,550, plus a housing subsidy and health insurance.

Qualifications

• PhD or master’s in economics, statistics, econometrics, or a related field with quantitative skills.
• Proven STATA skills; knowledge of R is an asset.
• Experience administering databases is an asset.
• Excellent drafting and fluency in English, with ability to work in a multicultural environment.

Responsibilities

• Administrate the WIID and GRD databases and contribute to project work.
• Use statistical methods to analyze global inequality across countries.
• Conduct own research and supervise contracted work on inequality.
• Support communications and dissemination activities for UNU-WIDER.
• Perform other tasks as assigned by the Director.

Skills

Drafting skills

English fluency

Travel readiness

Education

PhD or Master’s in economics/statistics/econometrics

Tools

STATA

R

Database administration

Job description

UNU-WIDER in Helsinki invites applications for a Research Associate to administrate the World Income Inequality Database (WIID) and the Government Revenue Dataset (GRD) and contribute to ongoing research on inequality.

The role involves updating databases, supporting data visualization, and assisting researchers, with a PSA full-time contract and a monthly remuneration of EUR 4,350–5,550, plus a housing subsidy and health insurance.