Work with us - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment

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We are currently advertising for the following posts at the Grantham Research Institute:

Policy Analyst (CETEx Economic and Fiscal Policy)
Policy Analyst (Monetary and Financial Markets)
Research Officer (RobustAssess)

Policy Analyst (CETEx Economic and Fiscal Policy)

Salary from £43,277 to £51,714 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £55,497 pa inclusive of London allowance
This is a fixed term appointment until 27 November 2026, with strong possibility of further extension.

The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment (GRI) has established a new specialist sub-centre – the Centre for Economic Transition Expertise (CETEx) – focused on leveraging, strengthening and amplifying research, and developing well targeted policy analysis and other outputs, by convening policymakers, and by providing technical support, assistance and capacity-building. This new centre will support the reforms necessary to deliver sustainable, inclusive and resilient economies and financial systems across Europe. We seek to appoint a Policy Analyst to work on policy-oriented research projects within the Economic and Fiscal Policy research stream of CETEx, contributing to a major programme focused on the role of finance ministries and other government stakeholders in the transition to low carbon, resilient, sustainable economies.

The postholder will contribute to conducting policy-oriented analysis, writing up research-based policy-relevant outputs in collaboration with research and policy staff, helping in the organising and conducting of engagement activities, undertake reporting activities on programme progress with support from the Policy Fellow and Director of Economic and Fiscal Policy, and contributing to initiating, developing and sustaining links with contacts and networks.

Candidates should have an understanding of climate change mitigation or adaptation policy, international climate finance, fiscal policy or economic policy, in the EU, UK, or G7 context. It is essential that the postholder has strong quantitative experience, including accessing, processing, analysing and evaluating large datasets and models to answer critical policy questions and meet the needs of key stakeholders. Additionally, candidates should have experience of conducting qualitative policy-oriented analysis on economic policy, fiscal policy, or environmental policy, through effective collaborating with others, in a timely manner.

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working, and excellent training and development opportunities.

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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 gri.hr@lse.ac.uk

Please be sure to provide responses to the 4 specific questions found here and explained within the How to Apply document as part of your supporting statement.

Previous applicants need not apply.

The closing date for receipt of applications is Sunday 24 August 2025 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

Policy Analyst (Monetary and Financial Markets)

Salary from £42,679 to £51,000 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £54,730 pa inclusive of London allowance
This is a fixed term appointment for 2 years, with possibility of extension

The Centre for Economic Transition Expertise (CETEx), based within the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment (GRI), seeks to appoint a Policy Analyst to work within the Monetary and Financial Markets pillar of the centre, contributing to a programme focused on the role of central banks in the transition to low carbon, resilient, sustainable economies.

The post-holder’s work will focus on the implications of structural challenges, particularly climate change and a green transition, for price stability and monetary strategy, and how environmental factors could be incorporated into monetary operations. They will contribute to policy-oriented analysis and co-author research-based, policy-relevant outputs in collaboration with research and policy staff. They will also support the organisation and delivery of engagement activities, assist with reporting on programme progress and help initiate, develop, and maintain relationships with key contacts and networks.

Candidates should hold a MSc in economics, climate/environmental policy or a closely related field and have an understanding of monetary policy frameworks, strategies, and operations, and how they relate to climate change and the transition to sustainable economies. The postholder should have strong quantitative experience, including processing, analysing and evaluating large datasets and models to answer economic policy questions. Additionally, candidates should have experience of conducting, in a timely and collaborative manner, qualitative policy-oriented analysis related to monetary policy.

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working, and excellent training and development opportunities.

Interested in applying?

Download the how to apply document
Download the job description
Download the person specification
Applications need to be made online via the LSE jobs site

Please provide responses to the three questions found here, not exceeding 250 words per question, as part of your supporting statement.

The closing date for receipt of applications is Sunday 24 August 2025 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

Research Officer (RobustAssess)

Salary from £42,679 to £51,000 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £54,730 pa inclusive of London allowance
This is a full-time, fixed-term appointment until 29 September 2027

The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, based at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), is seeking a researcher to work on designing model ensembles that can efficiently explore the full range of plausible responses consistent with a greenhouse gas emissions scenario. This position is within the RobustAssess project which is funded by the Forecasting Tipping Points programme of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA).

Climate model simulations are widely used to make projections of future climate. In this project we are interested in how they are used to understand the likelihood and character of potential tipping points in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) and the Sub-Polar Gyre (SPG). We will also be using them to help characterise the regional consequences of such tipping events and to provide inputs into assessments of their economic impacts.

The successful applicant will utilise low-dimensional nonlinear models to understand how to explore the consequences of model error in earth system models. They will design and demonstrate a system for generating ensembles of model simulations that capture the widest possible range of responses to driven climate change, thus enabling a new approach to the characterisation of uncertainty in climate projections.

The successful applicant will code and run low-dimensional non-linear systems as well as analysing datasets from Earth System Model ensembles. They will also collaborate with others on the project to support assessments of the economic consequences of north Atlantic tipping and to understand and track the uncertainty and assumptions in a range of other approaches.

The post holder will have a PhD by the post start date, or a similar level of expertise, in climate science, nonlinear dynamical systems, atmospheric or oceanic physics, climate modelling, climate impacts, climate tipping points, uncertainty quantification, statistics, philosophy of science, or a related or relevant field. They will hold knowledge and experience in one or more of areas relevant to the project, including climate or environmental modelling, meteorological modelling, uncertainty quantification, climate predictions, nonlinear dynamical systems, climate data processing, or a related quantitative field. The postholder will have the ability to conduct independent research, to analyse and research complex ideas, concepts, or theories, and an ability to communicate complex ideas and technical issues within an interdisciplinary team.

The selected candidate is expected to start as soon as possible.

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working and excellent training and development opportunities.

Interested in applying?

Download the how to apply document
Download the job description
Download the person specification
Applications need to be made online via the LSE jobs site

The closing date for receipt of applications is Sunday 24 August 2025 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

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