Postdoctoral Research Associate in Gambling Behaviour

Hours of work: Full-time.

Tenure: The position is available from 1^st September 2026 with some flexibility according to the successful candidate’s commitments. The position is for a 24-month fixed term.

The University of Liverpool Management School is seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Associate. The post holder will undertake quantitative analysis as part of a research programme which examines gambling behaviour and ways to address gambling harm. Two types of data will be employed. The first is publicly available data from national surveys and from the Gambling Commission, such as the Health Survey for England, and the forthcoming Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey. The second will be detailed individual level transactional data from online gambling operators. The transactional datasets contain information on hundreds of thousands of customers, executing sometimes tens of thousands of gambles per year. Quantitative modelling is needed to examine patterns of behaviour, causal relationships, and trajectories of gambling engagement. You will be working alongside economists and statisticians who have a successful track record of research and impact in this field.

The successful candidate will hold a PhD (or be close to completion) in, for example, econometrics, statistics, or computer science, with experience of analysing large datasets. The post offers the opportunity to contribute to a research field that is growing both nationally and internationally in response to the need for evidence based public policy. It also offers the opportunity to contribute to writing papers intended for publication in peer-reviewed academic journals. 

Informal enquiries to Professor Ian McHale, email: ian.mchale@liverpool.ac.uk

Your application should include:

• CV 
• Cover letter outlining your motivation for applying and how you meet the essential / desirable qualities outlined in the job description. 
• An example of your research such as your job market paper 
• Two academic references 

If you are still awaiting your PhD to be awarded you will be appointed at Grade 6, spine point 30. Upon written confirmation that you have been awarded your PhD, your salary will be increased to Grade 7, spine point 31.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to enhancing a workforce as diverse as our community and particularly encourage applicants who are of minoritised genders and ethnic backgrounds, living with a disability, and/or are members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

For full details and to apply online, please visit: recruit.liverpool.ac.uk

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