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Research Fellow - Economics Team [advertiser logo]Reference:18427  
Posted: 17 February 09
working for Policy Exchange
salary according to experience
details Initally a 6 month contract:

Policy Exchange is one of the UK’s most influential think-tanks. As a Research Fellow in our economics team you will have the opportunity to develop your career in a dynamic policy-making environment. In the past year our economics research has covered the reform of financial services, transport, pensions and welfare reform.

We are looking for someone with a strong command of financial economics and statistical analysis and, preferably, an in-depth understanding of the public finances to work in our economics unit.

As a member of the team you will also be required to work across our economics research programme working on projects on tax, manufacturing, public spending among other issues. Day-to-day, this means that you will be involved with macro and micro analyses of the issues in our other projects, generation of research ideas, fundraising and contact with policy-makers and the media.

To be a strong candidate, you must have:

  • A strong interest in and understanding of economic policy, which should be demonstrated by a good degree in economics or a related discipline, ideally at a postgraduate level.
  • Knowledge of contemporary politics.
  • Excellent writing skills, which we will ask you to demonstrate should you make it to the appointment short list.
  • A predisposition towards free market and localist policies.
  • closes 13th March 2009
    contact Covering letter that explains your suitability, plus your CV, to janet.batterbee@policyexchange.org.uk
    No telephone calls please
    website http://www.policyexchange.org.uk
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