Productivity Research Assistant

The post holder will work as a Research Assistant at the Northern Ireland Productivity Forum. A key component of the post is to undertake a wide range of research activities under project guidance that may include data collection, cleaning and processing data, and running statistical analysis. You will also be required to engage with businesses and policymakers in Northern Ireland.

About the person:

Essential Criteria:

• Undergraduate or postgraduate degree in Economics or cognate discipline
• Experience of performing research in the area of productivity
• Experience of research on the Northern Ireland economy and business landscape.
• Ability to be self-led and self-organised within framework of agreed schedule of work.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information on our website.

Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.

What we offer:

Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/HumanResources/pay-reward-and-benefits.

Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

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