Research Associate (Fixed term)

University of Nottingham; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Nottingham offers a full-time, 12-month fixed-term Research Associate position in their Nottingham School of Economics. This role demands advanced econometric and programming skills, targeting applicants with at least an MSc in Economics or those pursuing a PhD. The position focuses on innovative trade policy research and encourages applications from diverse backgrounds.

Qualifications

• Mastery of applied econometric techniques required.
• Advanced programming skills essential, particularly in Python, R, or Stata.
• Proficiency in textual analysis techniques, such as Bert and LLMs.

Responsibilities

• Engage in innovative trade policy research linked to CITP.
• Collaboration with Nottingham Centre for Globalisation and Economic Policy.

Skills

Applied econometric techniques

Advanced programming skills

Statistical software (Python, R, Stata)

Advanced textual analysis techniques

Education

MSc in Economics

PhD in Economics (in progress)

Job description

The Nottingham School of Economics is a top research and teaching institution with an international reputation for excellence across all areas of the discipline. It ranks 5th in the UK according to the most recent UK Research Excellence Framework assessment and among the top 50 in the world according to the latest Tilburg University and IDEAS RePEc tables.

About the role

We are pleased to share that we have a full time (36.25 hours), 12 month fixed-term graduate Research Associate position available from 1 September 2025. Job share arrangements may be considered. Requests for secondment from internal candidates may be considered on the basis that prior agreement has been sought from both your current line manager and the manager of your substantive post, if you are already undertaking a secondment role.

• The position is linked to Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy (CITP) and will be hosted by the Nottingham Centre for Globalisation and Economic Policy (GEP). Launched in April 2022, CITP is an ESRC-funded centre of excellence dedicated to innovative trade policy research.
• The position will be offered on a one-year fixed term contract.

About you

Qualified with a MSc in Economics as a minimum, or working towards completion of a PhD, we expect applicants to this role to demonstrate:

• Mastery of applied econometric techniques and have advanced programming skills using appropriate statistical software e.g. Python, R or Stata
• Proficiency in advanced textual analysis techniques, such as Bert and Large Language Models is also essential

More information

Full details of the School's activities are available at: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/economics , and for those of GEP, please see: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/gep/ .

Informal enquiries about the Research Associate positions may be addressed to Professor Giovanni Facchini (GEP Director), email: [e-mail]. Please note that applications sent directly to this email addresses will not be accepted.

The University is committed to ensuring and promoting diversity, equality and inclusion across all its activities, functions, and structures, and it encourages applications from all social groups with any protected characteristics.

Interviews will be held at the University of Nottingham in early summer 2025. Online interviews will be available for those unable to easily visit Nottingham.

Application materials required

• Curriculum vitae
• Job market paper (PhD qualified or studying applicants only)
• Cover letter