RESEARCH ASSISTANT (CAGE) (110512-0625)

Location
University of Warwick Campus, Coventry
Department
Economics
Position Type
Fixed Term
Duration
Fixed Term Contract for 18 months
Salary
£30,805 - £34,132 per annum
About the Role

FOR INFORMAL ENQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT JAMES FENSKE (PROFESSOR) J.FENSKE@WARWICK.AC.UK

CAGE is an established research centre based in the Department of Economics at the University of Warwick and has recently been awarded £7.1 million by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to continue its research programme for the next five years.
This Research Assistant (CAGE) position will assist Professors Bishnupriya Gupta and James Fenske in the successful execution of their economic history project, “Industrial Policy in India during the twentieth century”
The project seeks to use long data panels spanning the colonial and postcolonial periods to understand the effects and effectiveness of interventions in markets both in India and globally. It aims to assess how political risk, policies, unions, and other variables shaped firm choices and investments in the coal sector and how the economic elite evolved over the colonial period.
This job includes a variety of data analysis and dissemination tasks, which will provide excellent preparation for a postgraduate programme of study.
About You
We require an individual who has an interest in the research area, who is proactive and willing to work as part of a team. The Research Assistant will be expected to assist with the construction, cleaning, manipulating and analysis of historical data.
You will also conduct reviews of existing literature, datasets, and policy documents and work closely with Professors Bishnupriya Gupta and James Fenske throughout to disseminate project outcomes and draft presentations, reports, and academic papers.
You will have completed a bachelor’s degree in Economics or a related field by the start date. Good knowledge of Stata and/or Python is preferred.
For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.
About the Department
The Department of Economics has become widely regarded as one of the top economics departments in the UK and Europe. We consistently rank highly in leading UK and international subject league tables and are currently ranked 1st in the Good University Guide 2024. In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework, which assesses the quality of research in UK higher education institutions, 99% of the Department’s research was rated world-leading or internationally excellent, placing us 2nd in the UK for economics.
http://www.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/
About the University
Born in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We’re one of the world’s top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK, with 92% of our research assessed to be ‘world leading or internationally excellent’*.

You’ll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.

• QS World University Rankings 2024

** Research Excellence Framework 2021
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How to Apply

Please refer the Job description for details