Research Analyst in Economics and Data Science (f/m/x) - Ref: 26-33

The Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER)

is recruiting a

Research Analyst in Economics and Data Science

• Ref: 26-33
• 12-month fixed-term working contract at LISER (full-time, 40h/week)
• Department: Labor Market
• Work location: Belval (Luxembourg)

Project description

The Labour Market Department of LISER offers a dynamic environment where cutting-edge research influences real-world economic policies and labor market dynamics. Collaborating with a diverse team of experts allows for interdisciplinary approaches to addressing pressing labor market issues, fostering innovation and professional growth. The department has been heavily investing in big data and big data analytics, which provides unique opportunities to gain insights that can significantly impact society and drive positive change.

Your Role

We are looking to expand our team working on economics and data science team that uses state-of-the-art tools and HPC to answer policy-relevant questions. You will be working with economists, other social scientists and data scientists to develop the data infrastructure and use the data to produce high-level research on the economic and social consequences of AI, questions around skill and career development and international migration. There will be ample opportunities to get exposed to current research in labor economics, migration, education and related fields through seminars, internal working groups, workshops and visitors.

Your Profile

• Master degree in economics and experience with data science ;
• Skills in programming (R, Python), machine learning and data science ;
• Several years if experience working with HPC models and LLMs ;
• Prior experience in policy advising and working with economists and social scientists ;
• Critical thinking and capacity to connect data and tools with real-world problems ;
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills ;
• Excellent written and spoken English, any other language is considered as an asset.

LISER particularly encourage female applicants to apply

What we offer

• A dynamic and international research environment with attractive working conditions and a stimulating work environment;
• Flexibility in the organisation of the working hours and the possibility of teleworking;
• Competitive remuneration according to the Collective Labour Agreement in force (half of a 13th month salary, meal vouchers, etc.);
• Investment in career support and development (trainings, seminars, participation to international meetings and conferences);
• 32.5 days of annual leave for a full-time contract.

How to apply

Please submit your complete application in English via https://jobs.liser.lu/jobs by including the following documents :

• Curriculum vitae ;
• Motivation letter ;
• Recent piece of work ;
• Copy of your diploma ;
• Two contact details for referees.

For administrative matters, please contact Mrs. Vanya KIROVA at recruitment@liser.lu

Why LISER?

LISER is a publicly funded research institute located in Luxembourg and dedicated to applied empirical research in economic, social and spatial sciences. The Institute attracts top researchers from all over the world and high-level student training is a vibrant part of the Institute’s activities. LISER staff consists of approx. 200 employees, about 60% of the staff being researchers; mainly from the fields of economics, geography and sociology. The vision of the institute is to be a socio-economic research institute internationally recognised, focused on scientific excellence and societal impact, able to contribute through multi-disciplinary and intersectoral research, in an active and inclusive way to a sustainable and inclusive society at national and international level.

The institute is located on the new Belval campus in the south of Luxembourg (Cité des Sciences, Luxembourg), which hosts the University of Luxembourg and a substantial part of the country’s publicly funded research facilities, i.e. LISER, the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) cross-national data centre, the Luxembourg institutes of Health (LIH) and of Science and Technology (LIST). Information on research in Luxembourg is accessible via the national EURAXESS platform.

LISER is an Equal Opportunity Employer