Research Assistant London, England
Job description
Job title: Research Assistant
Department: School of Finance and Management
Contract Type: Fixed Term – 2 months
Salary: Grade 6 - £32,834.82 - £39,213.82 per annum inc. London Weighting
Location: Bloomsbury, London
Hours: 21 hours per week
SOAS UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
SOAS is a constituent college of the University of London and a multi-disciplinary institution based in the heart of Bloomsbury, where critical scholarship and multiple perspectives on regional and global issues flourish. SOAS scholars grapple with pressing issues such as management and business development, innovation, sustainability, democracy, human rights, identity, legal systems, poverty, culture, trust, religion and social change. SOAS plays a leading role in reimagining higher education globally including via a new model of international partnerships which is responsive to the transnational character of our global challenges.
SCHOOL OF FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT
We are a leading school for research in finance and management that aims to enhance theoretical and empirical understanding of finance and management in a global
context. Our research combines specialist knowledge of financial and management systems in Asia, Africa and the Middle East with more conventional international analysis of Europe and the Americas. We draw on a long tradition of management research that dates from Edith Penrose’s pioneering work in the 1950’s on the theory of the growth of the firm, large international corporations, oil economies, patents, innovation and economic development, to our present day focus on key topics in international finance and management.
The role and responsibilities
The position is designed to provide research assistance to the Principal Investigator, Professor Christine Oughton, on a project examining patent citations in China and South Africa. It involves exploring patent data bases and tracing the number and pattern of citations of specific patents in selected industries, including the hybrid and electric vehicles industries. The research includes identifying the main patent data bases, searching for citations and creating and managing a database of patent citations.
You can find further information on the key criteria for the role in the Job Description and Person Specification, along with a list of duties and responsibilities, which can be found on the SOAS website.
How to Apply: Please complete the online application form and upload your CV and a supporting statement
Closing date: 1st June 2023
Interviews to be held: w/c 5th June 2023
Further information
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We would particularly welcome applications from candidates from working class, first generation Higher Education, the Global South, Black, Asian or other minority ethnic and underrepresented groups. All appointment decisions will be made on merit, following a fair and competitive process.
