We are seeking to appoint a Research Fellow to provide research assistance to a ESRC funded research project on the drivers of local prosperity differences in the UK, analysing the role played by people, firms and places characteristics. Over the course of this project, you will work with several team members across the three partner institutions, including the University of Sheffield, Aston University and the Resolution Foundation. You will be involved in a timely and policy-relevant project developing a quantitative analysis using micro-level data, at the intersection between urban, labour, and industrial economics.  Your work will include: the preparation and linking of large administrative micro-level data sets; quantitative data analysis using panel data econometric techniques; helping to disseminate research findings and within and beyond academia, helping in the drafting of academic research papers and policy briefs. You should be able to demonstrate experience of carrying out high quality academic research in previous research projects. You should have completed (or be close to completing) your PhD in Economics, Statistics or a closely related discipline by the employment’s start date (expected to be June 2024). You will have experience of secondary data analysis, in particular using administrative datasets like the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO), and of micro-econometric methods using Stata and or R. As an equal opportunities employer, we particularly welcome applications from women and from Black, Asian, Minority, Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds as they are currently under-represented in this area. All appointments will be made on merit of skill and experience relative to the role.

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