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Job Location | Edinburgh |
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Salary | Salary negotiable |
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Job Type | Permanent , full-time |
Team OverviewOfcom exists to make communications work for everyone. We regulate the TV, radio and video-on-demand sectors, fixed and mobile telecoms, postal services, plus the airwaves over which wireless devices operate. We have been appointed as the new regulator tokeep people safe when they are online. This means we will help shape the future of online regulation and economists will play a key role in this area.Our culture is shaped by five corporate values: excellence, agility, collaboration, empowerment and respect.The Economics GroupWe provide the economic analysis and quantitative analysis that underpins everything Ofcom does to improve communications services for people and businesses. We help shape policy based on insights from economic theory and empirical research and strive tobe thought leaders in how we apply economics to benefit UK consumers and citizens in communication matters.We work across a wide range of challenging questions, and the fast-paced nature of the markets we oversee means our role is ever-changing. Ofcom has one of the largest competition and regulatory economics and finance teams in the UK, with more than 80 colleaguesworking on issues across the sectors we regulate. Our team is growing as we prepare to take on our new role as the regulator to keep people safe when they are online.Applying quantitative techniques is increasingly important for Ofcoms work, especially in the context of regulating online safety. This requires innovative conceptual thinking and the application of a wide range of quantitative methods.The Economics Group is further developing its skills to use quantitative techniques, including econometrics and machine learning, to extract meaningful information from large, complex datasets. This is part of a wider initiative to develop a series focusedon publishing research using novel conceptual or empirical approaches to communications markets. Examples of this work include using topic modelling to understand which topic false information relates to or using Natural Language Processing to inform our workon online harms.Purpose of the RoleThe purpose of the role is to provide high quality quantitative and economic analysis to support our work across economic regulation, competition policy, online safety and consumer issues. This may include developing theoretical insights to inform policydesign, as well as econometric modelling, use of Machine Learning or other data analysis.Key responsibilitiesYou will:
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