Research Fellow

About You

The Warwick Institute for Employment Research (IER) is seeking to appoint a Research Fellow to strengthen its employment and labour markets research. We are looking for a labour economist or other social scientist possessing high level quantitative skills who wants to undertake rigorous research addressing important labour market and related public policy questions.

You will have or be close to completing a PhD in labour economics or a relevant social science discipline and have a clear research focus on employment or labour markets. You will have strong applied quantitative research skills, including econometric and statistical methods, and experience of analysing labour market data. We would particularly welcome experience of using large-scale survey, administrative or linked datasets and applying appropriate methods to questions of policy relevance.

You should be able to demonstrate a developing programme of substantive employment/labour market research rather than methodological expertise alone. This research should align with IER’s existing programmes of work, see https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/researchthemesoverview/

You will have the ability to produce rigorous academic research and communicate findings clearly to policymakers, practitioners and other non-academic audiences.

IER is multidisciplinary, and you should be comfortable collaborating with researchers from different disciplinary and methodological backgrounds while also being able to undertake independent research. You should have the ability to work across several research activities and work effectively with external research and policy partners.

For details on the experience and skills required, please refer to the job description (link here).

About the Role

You will contribute to the design and delivery of externally funded research, undertake analysis using large-scale survey, administrative and/or linked data, and produce high-quality academic and policy facing outputs. You will work with colleagues across IER and the wider University and with external partners including government departments, public bodies and other research organisations.

We are particularly interested in candidates whose expertise complements and strengthens IER's work in areas such as skills and training, labour market transitions, labour supply and demand, wages, health and job quality, and the evaluation of employment and labour market policies.

The role provides an opportunity to develop your own area of research expertise while contributing to IER's wider programme of policy relevant employment and labour market research. Pending successful probation, this post is tenure track.

PhD Status

If you are near submission of your PhD, or have not yet had it conferred, any offers of employment will be made at Research Assistant level, at the highest spinal point of pay grade 5 (£34,610 per annum).

Upon receipt of evidence confirming the successful award of your PhD, you will be promoted to Research Fellow, at the lowest spinal point of grade 6 (£35,608 per annum).

About the Department

IER is a research-only institute within the University of Warwick's Faculty of Social Sciences specialising in employment and labour market research. Its work combines academic research with a strong commitment to addressing contemporary public policy questions.

IER is strong on research income generation and impact. It undertakes major programmes of research for UK and international research funders, government departments, public bodies, charities and foundations. It has a very successful record of securing research funding. Its researchers work extensively with policymakers and practitioners and collaborate across disciplines within Warwick and with research partners in the UK and internationally. For nearly 50 years, IER has contributed to the development of labour market research and to the evidence used by governments and other organisations in designing employment and labour market policies and practices. The Institute combines rigorous academic research with commissioned and applied research and offers an environment in which researchers can develop both scholarly expertise and substantial policy engagement.

IER is externally accredited for the quality of its research services and is committed to maintaining an inclusive and collaborative research culture. It holds an Athena Swan Bronze award. In REF 2021 IER was submitted as part of Unit of Assessment 17 (Business & Management) and helped Warwick achieve a top 10 outcome nationally in this Unit.

For more information please see our website - https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/

How to Apply

To apply please complete your essential personal details and attach a CV and cover letter by 11.59pm on the closing date. 

Please ensure your CV includes your most recent employment experience along with any additional relevant experience and education history.

Your cover letter should detail your motivation for applying for the role as well as detailing how you meet the essential and desirable criteria.   

For informal queries, please contact Professor Chris Warhurst, IER Director at c.warhurst@warwick.ac.uk or Professor Trine Larsen at Trine.Larsen@warwick.ac.uk