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There are currently no posts advertised within the Global School of Sustainability. However, our partners at LSE sometimes advertise their sustainability jobs with us. Please see below this current vacancy from our partners.

For a full list of roles across LSE, and for more information about working at LSE, visit the LSE jobs site.

Occasional Research Assistant (ORA)
LSE Law School and Financial Markets Group (Part Time)

An LSE research project is recruiting a temporary, hourly-paid Occasional Research Assistant (ORA) to begin working from January 2026. Further details of the project are here.

The main duties of the post-holder will be to analyse interview transcripts and secondary sources using qualitative analysis software (NVivo). The post would be particularly suitable for a postgraduate (master’s or PhD) student in geography, management, law, sociology, political science, social policy, environmental studies, development studies or related disciplines.

The ORA would work up to 20 hours a week from January to March 2026, with an opportunity to extend, subject to interest and funding. Rates of pay would be £23.72 per hour, inclusive of holiday pay. Please note it is essential that the successful candidate is based in the UK and has the Right to Work in the UK.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 4 January 2026 (23.59 UK time). We are unable to accept any late applications.

Assistant Professor in Psychological and Behavioural Science of Sustainability
LSE Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science

Salary is no less than £68,087 per annum.

The Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science (PBS) is a world-leading centre for theoretically informed and practically relevant research on human behaviour, wellbeing, and decision-making. We are seeking an outstanding scholar whose research and teaching lie at the intersection of behavioural science and sustainability.

This post is housed within PBS and contributes to the Global School of Sustainability under the Building Sustainable Societies theme — a cross-LSE initiative advancing research and policy impact on behavioural change, wellbeing, and sustainable futures.

If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email Professor Liam Delaney, L.d.delaney@lse.ac.uk.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 25 January 2026 (23.59 UK time). We are unable to accept any late applications.