Research Officer / Post-Doc



(Socioeconomics of Islamist Radicalization in the West project)

https://jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/2054/0/283053/15539/research-officer



The LSE Department of Government seeks to appoint a Research Officer (Postdoctoral Researcher) to join the Socioeconomics of Islamist Radicalization in the West (SOCIR) project under the supervision of Prof. Steffen Hertog. SOCIR is a 4-year project led by Prof. Hertog, Prof. Gudrun Ostby (PRIO), and Dr. Thomas Hegghammer (FFI) that investigates the relationship between social status and radicalization among Western-born and bred Islamist radicals.



The Research Officer will conduct collaborative and independent research in line with SOCIR’s research programme, with special focus on data management and analysis. The officer will have access to the project’s dataset also for their own research.



Candidates should have a PhD or be close to completion of a PhD by the post start date, excellent quantitative research methods skills, and a research portfolio covering the fields of political violence, conflict, radicalization or, more broadly, the relationships between socio-economic status and political mobilization. Proficiency in R is required and proficiency in STATA desirable, as is expertise in techniques of causal identification with observational data. Proficiency in European languages other than English is desirable.



The successful candidate is expected to start in September 2021.



LSE offers an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave and excellent training and development opportunities.



Salary: from £36,647 to £44,140 per annum with the potential to progress to £47,456 per annum including London allowance



This is a fixed term appointment expected to last from September 2021 to August 2023.



Should you have any queries about the role or would like a more detailed project description for SOCIR, please email Professor Steffen Hertog ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>).



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