Deputy Chief Economist

The Intellecutal Property Office
London or Newport - United Kingdom
S: £60,696 - £64,838

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is seeking to recruit a new Deputy Chief Economist.

Reporting to the IPO Director of Innovation and Chief Economist, the Deputy Chief Economist will help ensure that the IPO's policy development activity focuses on key issues and is based on a robust evidence base.

The Economics, Research and Evidence team, has a crucial role to play in the new challenges which face intellectual property (IP) in Britain. European patent and copyright reform, IP enforcement and IP as a means to business innovation finance are just a few of these. The successful candidate will also play a key role in leading thought on development of the global IP policy developments especially around EU Exit and Trade.

You will be an energetic and talented economist. Working through a high calibre team of analysts and working in partnership with policy-makers. You will not only support the development of cutting edge analysis, but will ensure that analysis sits at the heart of activity across the organisation.

The successful candidate will hold a graduate/post graduate qualification in economics and also have an in-depth understanding of innovation or regulatory/competition economics.

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