Research Assistant

The Bartlett School of Planning UCL; London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

The Bartlett School of Planning at UCL is seeking a part-time Research Assistant to support projects in international economics, focusing on global production networks. The role includes literature reviews, data collection, and analysis, contributing to impactful research.

Benefits

Six College closure days per year

Qualifications

• Assist with literature review and data collection.
• Perform data manipulation and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to projects on international trade and investment.
• Help with project presentations and summaries.

Skills

Data Analysis

Literature Review

Data Collection

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

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Ref Number B03-02450 Professional Expertise Research and Research Support Department UCL SLASH (B03) Location London Working Pattern Part time Salary £35,930-£41,255 Contract Type Fixed-term Working Type Hybrid Available for Secondment No Closing Date 26-May-2025

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

Prof. Kalina Manova is seeking to appoint one Research Assistant to work part-time on projects in international economics with a focus on global production networks.

The research assistant will perform various tasks: literature review, data collection and cleaning, data manipulation and analysis, theoretical derivations, project presentations and summaries, etc. The details of these duties will be assigned by Prof. Kalina Manova.

The position will be funded by Professor Manova’s ERC Advanced Grant, administered by UKRI under the UK government’s Horizon Europe Funding Guarantee [Grant # EPZ5333971]. The research agenda examines “Firm Network Technology and Technology in Firm Networks”.

About You

Duties and responsibilities:

• The post-holder will help with projects on international trade and investment, with a focus on global production networks.
• The post-holder will 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

This will be a part-time position for 8 months in May-Dec 2025. Exact working arrangements are determined by Professor Kalina Manova. In addition, staff benefit from six College closure days per year.

The starting salary for this position will be Grade 6B, Point 25-28 of UCL Salary Scales 38,607 – £41,255) per annum inclusive of London Allowance.

The person appointed will work at the offices of the Department of Economics, Drayton House, 30 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AX.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion

Available documents

Attached documents are available under links. Clicking a document link will initialize its download.

• download: Research Assistant advert_Kalina_May 25_FINAL.pdf

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