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 full-time 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, city-level 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.