Post Doctoral Researcher - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - University of Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

UE07- £37,099- £44,263

CAHSS/ School of Economics

Full Time, 35 hours per week

Fixed Term Contract (36 months)

The Opportunity:

The School of Economics is growing and is seeking to appoint a Post-Doctoral Researcher to undertake high quality research, knowledge exchange, and capacity building activities supporting the UKRI/ERC grant 'Multidimensional Sorting with Imperfectly Transferable Utility'.

The role will involve data collection, analysis, assisting in the generation of publications and supporting the coordination of the project.

Your skills and attributes for success:

Have a PhD in Economics or be within six months of completion of a PhD.
Must be able to demonstrate an existing or developing record of research with potential for publication in leading peerreviewed journals in economics.
Will have demonstrated the ability to make an outstanding contribution to the research activities and intellectual life of the School of Economics.
Have excellent oral and written communication skills.

As a valued member of our team you can expect:
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success.

You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family friendly initiatives, flexible working and much more.

Access our
staff benefits page for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education.

We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT+ equality.

If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our
right to work webpages.

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role.

International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.