The Department of Economics is announcing three pre-doctoral Research Assistant Positions

The Department of Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics is announcing three full-time pre-doctoral research assistant positions.

The positions are of limited duration (11 months) and will be based at the SSE premises in central Stockholm. One of the positions might be remote, to be determined at a later stage. We offer competitive salaries with additional pension and social security contributions.

These positions are intended for candidates who have completed a bachelor’s or master’s degree in economics or a closely related field and are interested in gaining research experience before applying to a PhD program. Pre-doctoral research assistants work closely with faculty members and become part of an active research environment.

Responsibilities

The primary responsibility of the Research Assistants will be to assist faculty members with applied economic research. Tasks may include, for example:

• Preparing and managing large datasets for empirical analysis
• Conducting econometric analysis using statistical software
• Creating tables, figures, and presentations for academic papers and seminars
• Conducting literature reviews and summarizing research fields
• Supporting the development and implementation of research projects
• Assisting with research documentation and replication files
• Contributing to research outputs such as working papers, policy reports, and presentations

The exact combination of responsibilities may vary across the three positions depending on the needs of the research projects. The posts will involve working for SSE researchers, including Martina Björkman Nyqvist, Jaakko Meriläinen, Shan Huang, and Céline Zipfel.

Qualifications

Applicants should:

• Hold or be close to completing a BA/BSc or MA/MSc degree in Economics or a related field
• Have strong quantitative and analytical skills
• Have good knowledge of statistical software packages such as Stata or R
• Have familiarity with research tools such as LaTeX and programming languages such as Python or Matlab (an advantage), as well as LLM tools (e.g. Claude Code, Gemini)
• Be comfortable working with large datasets
• Demonstrate strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Be able to work both independently and collaboratively in a research environment
• Have excellent written and spoken English
• For one of these positions, fluency in Swedish in addition to English would be preferred.

What we offer

Research Assistants will be provided with an office and will be considered an integral part of the research environment within the department. They will receive mentorship from faculty members and gain hands-on experience with frontier empirical research.

The positions provide excellent preparation for PhD studies in economics or related fields. Former research assistants from SSE have gone on to pursue doctoral studies at leading universities in Europe and the United States, as well as careers in policy institutions and international organizations.

Application

The application should include:

• CV
• Academic transcripts
• The most advanced academic paper you have written or another representative writing sample
• A short letter of motivation
• Contact information for two references

Applications should be submitted through the SSE recruitment system (Varbi).

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