Analysis and action on living standards
Current vacancies
The Foundation is currently recruiting for three permanent roles within our Research and Policy team, at different levels of experience.
Economist / Research and Policy Analyst
We are looking for a thoughtful and committed Economist or Research and Policy Analyst to join our research team to help drive the production of high-quality, innovative economic analysis, and to support the development of associated policy recommendations.
Salary: £45,170 – £56,990
Closing date: 08:59am on Thursday 28 May 2026
Senior Economist / Research and Policy Analyst
The Resolution Foundation is looking for a motivated and experienced individual to join our research team to help drive the production of high quality, innovative economic analysis and the development of associated policy recommendations with a specific focus on one of: living standards and distributional analysis; productivity and economic growth; or public finances and public spending.
Salary: £56,990 – £70,300
Principal Economist / Research and Policy Analyst
The Resolution Foundation is looking for a motivated and experienced Principal Economist or Research and Policy Analyst to drive the production of high quality, innovative economic analysis and the development of associated policy recommendations with a specific focus on economic growth and productivity.
Salary: £70,300 – £82,900
For further details about the role, including information on how to apply, please follow the links above to download the application pack.
Information for job applicants
The Foundation uses the BeApplied hiring platform for all our roles as it is designed to eliminate unconscious bias in the recruitment process and candidates are given the opportunity to showcase their skills instead of focusing on qualifications and experience. For more information about the platform please visit their website.
As part of our commitment to increasing diversity within both our own workforce and the economic policy making sector in general, we offer candidates with disabilities, who meet the minimum requirements of the job description, the option to opt in to a guaranteed interview scheme.
We also offer pre-application workshops for our junior roles to candidates from black, Asian and other minority ethnic backgrounds, to find out more in advance about the sector, the application process, and what it’s like to work for the Foundation as a member of the research team.
For more information about what it is like to work at the Foundation, please download our recruitment brochure.
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The training programme is now closed.
As part of our commitment to increasing diversity within both our own work force and the economic policy making sector, the Resolution Foundation offers a 12-week Research Training placement to recent graduates from the following groups:
The 12-week programme is focused on individuals with an interest but little experience in economic or public policy analysis. Applications for graduates with a disability has now closed. Applications for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic graduates is now closed.
Internships
The Resolution Foundation offers Research Assistant placements via the ESRC’s Internship Scheme. Applications have now closed.
Please note: This position is only available to the ESRC’s Doctoral Training Partnerships network. For more information, please contact your ESRC training grant holder.
We arrange all our work experience placements for students who have an interest in pursuing a career in economic research and / or policy making via Nuffield Research Placements. Unfortunately, we do not take direct applications.
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