Research Assistant (CAGE) (110573-0625)

About the Role 

For informal enquiries, please contact Sharun Mukand (Professor) at s.mukand@warwick.ac.uk

CAGE is an established research centre based in the Department of Economics at the University of Warwick, and has recently been awarded £7.1 million by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to continue its research programme for the next five years.

This Research Assistant (CAGE) position will assist Professors Sascha Becker and Sharun Mukand in the successful execution of research projects at the intersection of political economy, economic history, and development economics.

The fellow will participate in various stages of research, including brainstorming, literature reviews, data search and curation, and analysis.

This job includes a variety of data analysis and dissemination tasks, which will provide excellent preparation for a postgraduate programme of study.

About You

We require an individual who has an interest in the research area, who is proactive and willing to work as part of a team. The Research Assistant will be expected to assist with the construction, cleaning, manipulating and analysis.

You will also conduct reviews of existing literature, datasets, and policy documents and work closely with Professors Sharun Mukand and Sascha Becker throughout to disseminate project outcomes and draft presentations, reports, and academic papers.

You will have completed a bachelor’s degree in Economics or a related field by the start date. Good knowledge of Stata and/or Python is preferred.

For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the job description.

CLOSING DATE: Sunday 6th July at 23:55 (BST)

Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the 'Apply' button.

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