At a Glance
- Tasks: Support research on AI's economic implications and collaborate with experts in the field.
- Company: Join the Ellison Institute of Technology, a hub for innovation and scientific discovery.
- Benefits: Gain exceptional training, mentorship, and exposure to policymakers and researchers.
- Other info: Dynamic role with potential for renewal and excellent career development opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real-world impact while exploring the future of AI and economics.
- Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Economics or related field; strong quantitative skills required.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Join us at EIT: At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we’re on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity’s greatest challenges in four transformative areas:
- Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology
- Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture
- Climate Change & Managing CO₂
- Artificial Intelligence & Robotics
This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you’ll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society.
Your Role: Predoctoral Research Fellow will support research combining broad-based work on the economic and social implications of AI and robotics and focused deep dives into specific issues. Positions are full-time and of one-year duration, potentially renewable for further terms, subject to performance.
The Predoctoral Research Fellow will support a research programme drawing connections between frontier developments in AI and robotics, fundamental research in economics, and growing interest from governments and international organisations in understanding how these technologies will reshape the economy, labour markets, and institutions. EIT's extensive network of policymakers and leading academics ensures that your work reaches those shaping the response to technological change. For candidates considering a PhD in economics or related fields, this role offers exceptional training, mentorship, and exposure to researchers and policymakers shaping the field. You will work closely with economists, data scientists, and policy stakeholders, contributing to data construction, empirical analysis, and research outputs. Expected outputs include contributions to academic research papers as well as wider forms of output reaching broader public and policy audiences.
Responsibilities:
- Support research on the economic implications of AI and robotics and related topics
- Contribute to data construction, empirical analysis, and research outputs
- Collaborate with economists, data scientists, and policy stakeholders
- Contribute to academic papers and policy-friendly outputs
Potential Research topics:
- What are the implications of AI and robotics for economic growth, mechanisms, and constraints?
- How will AI and robotics affect the rate of innovation, knowledge diffusion, and skill acquisition?
- Implications for employment, labour markets, inequality and social security?
- Impact on organisational structure, the nature of work, and implications for firms and human capital?
- Policy responses needed for AI transitions across sectors, countries, and groups?
- Will AI and robotics lead to abundance and what that means for society?
- How will AI and robotics interact with demographic changes and public finances?
Qualifications:
- A completed bachelor’s degree (or master’s degree preferred) in Economics or a related discipline with substantial quantitative content
- Evidence of academic excellence and strong quantitative training; ability to address broad issues and technical details
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and coordinate with a broad range of stakeholders
- Strong technical skills, including experience with some of the following:
- Statistics / econometrics
- Applied micro or macro data work
- Causal inference and quasi-experimental methods
- Working with large datasets
- Git / reproducible research workflows
- Python (strongly desired) and/or R / Stata
- Strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple research tasks simultaneously
- Curiosity, intellectual flexibility, and interest in the broader economic and societal implications of technological change
We are particularly interested in candidates with strong economic reasoning and technical research skills that can be applied to a wide range of research questions. Prior expertise in AI economics is welcome but not required.
Benefits:
Application Requirements:
- Two letters of reference
- CVCover letter
- Writing sample (e.g., thesis chapter, research paper, or substantial coursework paper)
Role Duration: one-year (renewable annually subject to performance)
Predoctoral Research Fellow - Economics employer: Ellison Institute of Technology
At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that fosters a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence. As a Predoctoral Research Fellow, you will benefit from unparalleled mentorship and training opportunities while working alongside leading economists and policymakers in a vibrant environment dedicated to addressing critical global challenges. Our commitment to employee growth, coupled with our extensive network, ensures that your contributions will have a meaningful impact on society and the economy.
Contact Details:
Ellison Institute of Technology Recruitment Team
