Data-Driven Research Assistant (Part-Time, 0.5 FTE)

University of Leicester; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

University of Leicester invites applications for a part-time Research Assistant to support a project on Artificial Intelligence Adoption, Organisational Transformation, and Labour Market Change. The role involves data handling, econometric analysis and contributing to journal articles and technical papers.

The successful candidate will have at least a second-year PhD in finance/economics or a related field and hold a Master’s qualification, with programming skills in STATA, Python, R or Matlab

Qualifications

• Strong econometric skills and experience applying research techniques to produce high-quality outputs.
• Programming experience in STATA, Python, R or Matlab is advantageous.
• Master's qualification required; PhD candidature is relevant for the role.

Responsibilities

• Acquire, evaluate and interpret data for the research project.
• Undertake high-quality analysis and critical evaluation.
• Contribute to development and application of research methods and to outputs (journal articles, papers, chapters).
• Support data collection, storage, cleaning and literature searches; participate in workshops and conferences.

Skills

Econometrics

STATA

Python

R

Matlab

Education

Master's degree

PhD candidate

Tools

STATA

Python

R

Matlab

Job description

University of Leicester invites applications for a part-time Research Assistant to support a project on Artificial Intelligence Adoption, Organisational Transformation, and Labour Market Change. The role involves data handling, econometric analysis and contributing to journal articles and technical papers.

The successful candidate will have at least a second-year PhD in finance/economics or a related field and hold a Master’s qualification, with programming skills in STATA, Python, R or Matlab