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Research Assistant
About us
University
College London (UCL) is the largest of the colleges in the federation
that makes up the University of London. It is consistently rated as one
of the top multi-faculty universities in the UK and has an annual
turnover in excess of £400m. UCL is one of the UK’s premier research
institutions encompassing immense research strength across all areas. It
is also developing numerous interdisciplinary research centres. UCL has
an excellent library and the library resources available in London,
such as the British Library, are unrivalled in the UK.
The department has an outstanding
international reputation in key areas of current research including
applied theory, econometrics, game theory, labour economics, development
economics, and macroeconomics. The Department of Economics has placed
#1 for research environment and outputs in the 2021 REF results and
ranked #3 overall.
About the role
UnStruct
is a H2020 European research project studying how to build new
statistical models for unstructured data that allow for better inference
for economically relevant variables. Primary data sources of interest
are textual corpora and financial transactions.
Prof. Stephen Hansen, the Principal
Investigator, is seeking to appoint a Research Assistant to work on the
UnStruct Project. The details of these duties will be assigned by Prof.
Hansen. This will involve work on organizing unstructured datasets and
helping to estimate statistical models.
About you
The post-holder will participate in projects relating to the UnStruct.
Duties and responsibilities:
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The postholder will be responsible for
executing various tasks related to the analysis of unstructured data via
statistical models.
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To contribute to the overall activities of the department as required.
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As duties and responsibilities change, the job description will be reviewed and amended in consultation with the postholder.
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The postholder will carry out any other
duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job as
requested by the line manager or Head of Department/Division.
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The postholder will actively follow UCL policies including Equal Opportunities and Race Equality policies.
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The postholder will maintain an awareness and observation of Fire and Health & Safety Regulations.
What we offer
Professor
Stephen Hansen, is seeking to appoint a Research Assistant. This post
is available starting in Summer 2024 for one year initially, with the
possibility of an extension for another year dependant on the needs of
the project.
The starting salary for this position
will be Grade 6B, Point 25-27 of UCL Salary Scales (£37,332 – £38,966)
per annum inclusive of London Allowance.
This will be a full-time position. The
UCL full-time working week is 36.5 hours. Exact working arrangements are
determined by Professor Stephen Hansen. Annual leave will be 27 days
per annum pro rata and in addition, staff benefit from six College
closure days per year.
The person appointed will work at the offices of the Department of Economics, Drayton House, 30 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AX.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As
London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and
innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the
world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being
fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We
therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are
likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people
from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people;
LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. You can read
more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here:
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion
Available documents
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