Research Assistant

London School of Economics and Political Science - School of Public Policy

Location:	London
Salary:	£36,513 to £41,565 per annum inclusive with potential to progress to £44,468 pa inclusive of London allowance
Hours:	Full Time
Contract Type:	Fixed-Term/Contract

Placed On: 16th February 2026
Closes: 22nd March 2026

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Salary from £36,513 to £41,565 per annum inclusive with potential to progress to £44,468 pa inclusive of London allowance.

Funding is available to support this position for one year.

We are looking to hire a highly-skilled and motivated individual to work under the direction of Professor Sandra Sequeira. The job will entail close collaboration on a number of new and ongoing projects on a broad range of topics in applied microeconomics, development economics and political economy, using “big data” and experimental and quasi-experimental methods to identify causal effects and test the predictions of economic models.

The successful candidate should have a completed Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) and/or a completed (or nearly completed) Master’s degree in economics or other closely related discipline, strong quantitative and data analysis skills, strong programming skills and confidence with the use of different data management software and the ability to manage own areas of responsibility independently without constant direct supervision. Experience in Stata and Python is essential, and machine learning is desirable.

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working, 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.

To apply for this post, please go to www.jobs.lse.ac.uk.

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Should you have any queries about the role, please email J.Osborne2@lse.ac.uk

The closing date for receipt of applications is 22 March 2026 (23.59 UK time).

Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.