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  • Research Assistant

    Centre for Economic Performance

  • CEP Summer Internship Programme

    Applications are now closed

    Research Assistant, Centre for Economic Performance

    Rui Costa (London School of Economics) and Nikhil Datta (Warwick University) are looking for a research assistant for a Low Pay Commission funded project looking at differential effects of minimum wage on firm adjustment margins depending on local labour market power facing the firms.

    They are looking for a graduate student based in London with an interest in the subject, attention to detail, and a strong capacity for independent supervised work. Specific position requirements are listed below. The work involves cleaning, merging and analysing firm-level microdata. The typical workload is about twelve hours per week at the start of the project, tapering as the project progresses.

    This is an exciting opportunity to get hands-on experience with multi-staged applied research.

    Essential requirements:

    • Knowledge and experience of applied economic research (minimum Masters level economics, or related discipline) or similar quantitative skills in other disciplines
    • Being, or close to be, an ONS RAS accredited researcher in order to access ONS secure servers
    • Available to work on site to access ONS secure servers
    • Experience with analysing large microdata in STATA or R
    • Strong coding skills
    • Ability to work independently of close supervision
    • Fluency in English

    The post will commence in late April or early May 2025 and will last for twelve months with the possibility of an extension. The total workload will be seven hours per week with some flexibility depending on the stage of the project. The pay will be £23.40 per hour (including holiday pay).

    If you are interested in being considered for an interview, please email r.m.vieira-marques@lse.ac.uk by noon UK time on 23 April with subject "RA CEP Minimum Wage" and the following information: (i) a short CV, (ii) official transcript(s), (iii) three-four sentences expressing your interest and suitability for the position, and (iv) the name of one (or two) reference(s) that we could contact.

    Unfortunately, CEP will not be able to sponsor candidates for a visa for this role, so you must have eligibility to work in the UK. Eligibility in this context refers to an existing valid visa to work in the UK for which you must be present in the country.


    CEP Summer Internship Programme

    Applications for 2025 have now closed.