The Institute for Fiscal Studies is seeking 2-5 new researchers to join IFS next autumn. We recruit exceptionally talented students direct from an undergraduate degree or with a master’s degree. We are also interested in hearing from the very best of those completing PhDs in relevant areas. We are looking for highly motivated students who have shown an unusual aptitude for economics, preferably combined with an interest in policy issues and a taste for numerical work.
IFS has a strong record in training excellent social scientists, some of whom continue to work at IFS for many years while others have moved on to careers in a variety of organisations including the civil service, the media and academia. Researchers at IFS have the chance to carry out in-depth economic research and also to communicate their findings to politicians, journalists, academics and many others. We aim to cultivate a supportive and intellectually stimulating environment, encouraging staff to develop their skills, through further study, ad hoc training and by giving them opportunities to get involved with all aspects of research and communication right from the start.
More information can be found on our website (www.ifs.org.uk/jobs). The closing date for applications is November 8, 2021, and interviews will be held before Christmas.
We also run a summer student scheme at IFS to give students, who are at the end of their penultimate year of study, an opportunity to see economic research in action.
In addition, we offer two-year post-doctoral research fellowships to outstanding economists with PhDs in relevant areas. The closing date for these opportunities is November 19, 2021.
