Application Deadline: 11:59pm, 22nd Jan 2023 GMT
The Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) is inviting applications for economics students who are interested in how microeconomics can be applied to public policy issues and who are considering a career in economic research. Applications are open for placements to take place in the summer of 2023. The salary is £11.95 hourly rate, in line with the London Living Wage.
Placements are intended to give a taste of research work at IFS similar to that done by newly-recruited permanent research staff. During a six-week placement, a Summer Student might typically expect to work for an IFS research team on tasks such as reviewing existing literature, preparing and analysing data, and writing up research results. Suitable candidates will be selected on the basis of a short interview, which will take place at our offices in central London.
Eligibility
- Individuals currently studying for undergraduate or masters degrees, rather than more advanced students
- Applications from those in their penultimate year of an undergraduate degree with a strong economics component and from those who are in their final year and planning to start studying for a masters degree in economics.
Requirements
- Undergraduates should be expecting to obtain a first-class degree.
- They should have a strong grasp of basic economic concepts, as well as the ability to apply these to practical policy issues.
- Much of IFS research involves the analysis of data, and applicants are therefore expected to have a high degree of numeracy
