Research Associate in Economics (f/m) - Ref: 25-31

The Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research

is recruiting a

Research Associate in Economics (f/m)

• Ref: 25-31
• Permanent working contract, full-time (40h/week)
• Department: Living Conditions (LC)
• Work location: Belval (Luxembourg)
• Expected start date: as soon as possible

LISER invites highly qualified and motivated applicants for the position of Research Associate within its Living Conditions Department. The department has a strong focus in research on living conditions in Europe, anchored in academic excellence, policy relevance, and international collaboration.

The successful candidate shall have a strong interest in producing high-impact, innovative, and forward-thinking research with clear societal relevance. He or she is expected to conduct rigorous applied research, drawing on econometrics and mobilising big data and original empirical methods to generate robust evidence that can inform and shape future policy decisions. The ideal candidate should have demonstrated expertise in:

• Human capital development and social interactions ;
• Housing and labour market discrimination ;
• Well-being across the life course.

Your role

In this context, the successful candidate will have the following missions:

• Conduct and publish high-quality research, aiming for excellence in journals recognized by the international academic community ;
• Active support in the department’s activities and its scientific development: Identify and pursue research opportunities with clear societal relevance and impact, by applying for grants to secure competitive or collaborative funding ;
• Disseminate research findings:
  • To the academic community via conferences, external seminars, and participating in research networks ;
  • To policymakers, civil society, and the broader public through outreach activities such as policy briefs, roundtables, consultancies, etc.
• Develop the scientific network, support the career development of junior researchers, participate in supervision committees and editorial activities.

Your profile

• PhD in Economics, with 3-5 years of academic experience ;
• Proven research expertise in at least three of the following areas:

• • Human capital, education, child development, and intergenerational inequality
  • Inequality and discrimination in the housing and labour market
  • Well-being assessment and its determinants across the life course
  • Income distribution, poverty, equality of opportunities
• Strong experience in rigorous applied research, using econometrics and/or other quantitative techniques and mobilising big data and original empirical methods ;
• Experience in preparing, writing, and managing funded research projects, and a good understanding of the Luxembourgish socio-economic landscape are considered an asset ;
• Ability to work independently while contributing to collaborative research environments ;
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to engage both academic and non-academic audiences ;
• Excellent oral and writing skills in English, any other language is considered as an asset  ;

LISER particularly encourages female researchers 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 ;
• Permanent employment with a 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.

The yearly gross salary for full-time position is set to 92’123,25 euros.

Application process

Please submit your complete application in English via our online system: https://jobs.liser.lu/jobs by including the following documents before October 9th, 2025:

• Curriculum Vitae ;
• Cover letter outlining your research agenda (2 pages max) ;
• Copy of your PhD diploma ;
• Two articles or working papers ;
• Three reference letters (to be uploaded with the application documents or sent separately to recruitment@liser.lu).

Deadline to submit applications: October 9th, 2025

For work-related questions, please contact Prof. Eugenio Peluso at eugenio.peluso@liser.lu

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