Postdoctoral Researcher - City Government Innovation (gn)

To support research, analysis, and academic content development on city government, governance systems, and public sector innovation, we are seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher (gn) on a fulltime basis (40 hours/week), with a contract initially limited until 30 June 2027, and the opportunity to extend for further years within the project duration. The Postdoctoral Researcher will contribute to a major research and executive education initiative on city government innovation. Working with project faculty and international research partners at LSE Cities, they will conduct research on governance systems, citylevel innovation and programme impact (70%), while also contributing to teaching materials, case development and selected teaching and facilitation activities (30%). The position is particularly suited to candidates pursuing an academic career and offers opportunities to contribute to empirical research, indicator development, policy analysis and academic publications.

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