Research Assistant / Research Associate (Fixed Term)

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Full time
Location: Cambridge
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Job offered by: University of Cambridge
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The post holder will be employed as part of The Productivity Institute (TPI), a UK-wide research organisation exploring what productivity means for business, for workers and for communities – how it is measured and how it truly contributes to increased living standards and well-being. The £32m TPI is being funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) as part of its largest single investment into social sciences research. Further information can be found here:

https://www.productivity.ac.uk/ The project will explore the association between personal values, motivation, social factors, and economic productivity in the UK. More specifically, it will investigate the extent to which motivations related to work, and underlying personal and social values, have changed over time, and across generations. We will draw on a number of large panel data sets, with the aim to extract insights about the psychological and motivational factors underlying productivity in the UK, including how they have been changing over time. The successful post holder will work as part of an interdisciplinary team composed of psychologists and economists: Professor Simone Schnall, Professor in Experimental Social Psychology (University of Cambridge), Professor Mary O'Mahoney, TPI Research Director and Professor of Applied Economics (King's College London), and Dr. Augustin De Coulon, Reader in Economics (King's College London). The post-holder will be based in person at the University of Cambridge but will also be expected to occasionally visit the investigators at King's College London. Additional visits may take place to other universities involved in the UK Productivity Institute. Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 12 months in the first instance. Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online. Please ensure that in the upload section of the online application you provide: One writing sample (e.g., research article or other writing relevant to role) Applicants must also provide the names and contact details of 2-3 referees who are familiar with their work in the relevant field. Closing Date: Sunday 26th January 2025 at 12 Midnight Interview date: Monday 10th February 2025 Please quote reference PJ44584 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy. The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society. The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

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