You will provide support with data analysis for research projects at the IIES. The position provides great development opportunities for those interested in participating in internationally leading economic research.

The IIES is one of Europe's leading research institutes in economics. The IIES's goal is to produce leading economic research on important social issues. The IIES is an international workplace with English as its working language. We value a committed, dynamic and collaborative work environment.

Your duties

Modern economic research is increasingly based on analysis of large amounts of data. This poses challenges in terms of data collection, handling and analysis. We are looking for a research assistant who can contribute with experience and knowledge in data analysis. You will work in close collaboration with the researchers at IIES and will be responsible for managing several parallel projects, documenting your work and delivering within set time frames. The tasks and the environment give you the opportunity to gain significant experience in conducting leading economic research.

Your qualifications

We are looking for analytically sharp candidates who are interested in social science and economics research. Computer science, statistics, or other quantitative subjects are relevant educational backgrounds. We are particularly interested in applicants with proven experience in quantitative research, data processing, data scraping, text analysis, data visualization and / or administration of survey studies. Knowledge of any of the STATA, R, Python and ArcGIS software is very valuable. The working language is English and you are expected to be able to communicate freely in English both in speech and in writing.

For more information and how to apply, please visit the Stockholm University Vacancies web (in Swedish).