Research Fellow in Behavioural Science: Quantitative Researcher

LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university

Salary from £53,204 to £61,301 per annum inclusive with potential to progress to £68,119 pa inclusive of London allowance

This is a fixed-term appointment for 1 year, starting no later than 3 September 2025

The successful candidate will take a central role in carrying out experimental research on a new behavioural lab at the Inclusion Initiative. They will be working on projects to advancing TII’s research agenda and engagement with internal and external stakeholders

The postholder will be expected to actively collaborate in the development of the behavioural lab, and will be expected to manage the design and implement high quality lab experiments and field interventions, including experimental design, data collection, data analysis, stakeholder engagement and the communication of results for both academic and business audiences.

The successful candidate will have a track record of successful project delivery through independent original research, of planning and executing end-to-end lab and field experimental research and have knowledge of advanced quantitative and experimental research methods. They will have a strong background in behavioural science or experimental/behavioural economics, and/or social or organisational psychology, experience with experimental methods and platforms (online experiments, field experiments) and programming tools (Python, z-Tree, oTree, Gorilla) for running and designing behavioural experiments. They will be willing to engage regularly with stakeholders and develop strong working relationships with corporate partners and be able to author/co-author high-quality peer-reviewed publications.

The postholder will have an opportunity to lead, contribute to and publish academic papers and will join a multi-disciplinary team in a friendly, supportive and collaborative environment with a range of opportunities for engaging and helping shape diverse research projects, supporting grant and proposal writing and teaching.

The postholder should have demonstrated expertise in experimental research either through having completed or by being within 6 months of completing their PhD by the post start date or through substantial relevant experience in industry. They will be a strong team player with excellent written and oral communication skills, able to work independently and meet deadlines.

The successful applicant will take up the post no later than 3 September 2025 and will be expected to be present on the LSE campus at least once per week (exceptions could be made for highly skilled candidates who live outside London).

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.

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The closing date for receipt of applications is 8 June 2025 (23:59 UK time).

Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

Interviews are provisionally scheduled for the week commencing 23 June 2025.

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