London Business School

Position Title/Short Description

Full Text of JOE Listing:

London Business School is a leading international centre of business education and research. The Department of Economics at London Business School is seeking to recruit a Research Fellow / Assistant for a European Research Council funded project under the direction of Professor Hélène Rey. The Research Fellow / Assistant should have experience in quantitative macroeconomics and be interested in the macroeconomic implications of micro heterogeneity in particular in macro-finance models. He/she should have in depth knowledge of both theory and empirical methods. Excellent nowledge of Matlab or equivalent and Stata are essential. The candidate should also have a taste for careful data work. Being familiar with empirical trade techniques would be a plus.

The successful candidate will have a PhD from a leading institution or be near completion.
The post will offer substantial opportunity to both participate in and contribute to the project and provide funding for conference attendance. Candidates should provide in their application a detailed outline of how their experience and training in macroeconomics and econometrics would enable them to contribute to the research project and details of their own research, if relevant. The ideal starting date is September 2018 with some flexibility.

The post will be offered on a fixed-term full time contract for a period of 1 year (in the first instance). Salary will be up to £40,000 including London weighting, depending upon relevant qualifications and experience.

Please submit your letter of application, Diversity Form, CV and a reference letter, together with the names of two further referees to:
https://www.aeaweb.org/joe/
The deadline for receipt of applications is 17.00 on Friday 6 April 2018. Interviews will take place via skype, or in person if feasible.

For more information on the London Business School please visit the web site: http://www.london.edu/
Diversity Form:
https://www.london.edu/-/media/files/miscellaneous/Diversity_Monitoring_Form_2017.doc

London Business School is an equal opportunities employer.