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RAND Europe staff come from backgrounds in a wide range of disciplines, including economics, psychology, public administration, operations research and spatial planning. This broad combination of disciplines allows RAND Europe to provide its clients with multidisciplinary teams and innovative approaches, characterised by considerable methodological and technical depth. Policy relevance is assured by RAND Europe staff's experience in government, the private sector and the academic world. In this regard as well as with regard to disciplines, our research teams are composed of people who span this range of experience.
RAND Europe's own knowledge and experience is frequently augmented by co-operation with U.S.-based RAND staff, as well as with individuals and organisations throughout Europe. The value of this approach is shown in its results – RAND Europe research has contributed to important policy decisions in many sectors of national, supra-national and regional government, as well as the private sector. The wide range of topics and central position in the policy-making environment make RAND Europe an employer with excellent career opportunities for the person who is interested in addressing in a practical way the intellectual challenges of today's world.
Current Job Opportunities
Associate Analyst or Analyst (level dependent on relevant skills, qualifications, and experience) – Defence & Security
RAND Europe's Defence and Security programme works with public and private sector decision-makers to help inform key decisions on the difficult challenges generated by today's security environment. We have an extensive portfolio of work in the UK, Europe, and globally to provide independent, objective research analysis, and advice. Our expertise ranges across the Defence and Security domain and includes strategic defence policy, procurement/acquisition, information security and critical infrastructure protection, international security and development, and domestic security and counter-terrorism.
Your primary role will be to work as part of a team undertaking research and analysis on behalf of our clients.
The ideal candidate
You will have an outstanding academic record (good first degree, Masters and, preferably, a PhD or equivalent experience), proven methodological and writing skills, and, potentially, experience working in the European Defence/Security domain. We particularly welcome applications from people with a quantitative background such as engineering, economics, or mathematics. You must possess the ability to work independently on tasks at various levels whilst contributing effectively to a larger research team. Fluency in English is essential. Proficiency in additional languages is desirable.
The post is based in our Cambridge office but may involve travel to Brussels and other locations nationally and internationally. Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK.
| Salary range | Associate Analyst | £20,000 - £25,000 |
| Analyst | £26,000 - £33,000 |
How to Apply
If you feel that you have the qualities to be a part of our team please email us with a covering letter, up-to-date CV, a short writing sample (up to 3 pages, aimed at a non-technical audience) and details of where you saw the vacancy. Applications should be emailed to Recruitment@rand.org. Please clearly state reference 1020 on all communications. The closing date for applications is 22 March 2010.
We will be holding a multi-stage interview process and anticipate that first interviews will be held on 16th April 2010 at the RAND Europe offices, Cambridge. Final interviews will be held on 23rd April 2010 with the intention of making an offer to the appropriate candidate(s) soon thereafter.
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