Behavioural Scientist - Ipsos MORI

About us
Ipsos is one of the world’s largest market research companies with over 16,000 employees and offices in over 90 countries. We are an innovative, entrepreneurial, client-focused organization, providing research services to over 5,000 clients worldwide from the world’s largest FMCG companies and banks to government departments, the media and charities. We are the only global market research company that is still controlled and operated by researchers. We are intellectually curious and passionate researchers who set ourselves high standards and aim to work collaboratively to service our clients most effectively.

The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work in a new behavioural science unit at Ipsos, based in London but working globally.  The team will work with our existing teams of behavioural researchers, ethnographers and neuroscience experts.  The new unit will work across our business lines and countries, being the centre of excellence for the entire Ipsos group, reporting to the head of the UK business. The role will involve:

1. Applying knowledge of behavioural science to commercial projects on a consultancy basis.
2. Project support, advice and direct delivery to clients.
3. Research and development; helping lead a programme of research to develop new or improve existing research products, tools or approaches.
4. Supporting other members of the team in engaging with external stakeholders.
5. Helping develop the marketing of the team.

The Candidate
To succeed in this role, you will need to have an excellent academic track record in behavioural science. Due to the applied nature of our research, you will also need to have a deep understanding of how these theories can be applied to help solve complex commercial problems relating to consumer behavior. We are looking for someone that is able to challenge the status-quo and find creative solutions to real-world problems.

You will have have shown the potential to work under pressure and manage your workload to meet short deadlines. You will need to have strong written and verbal skills and be comfortable interacting with internal and external stakeholders, including commercial leaders, academics and policy makers.

Skills and Experience

1. An MSc or PhD in Social Psychology, Behavioural Economics, Organisational Behaviour, Management Sciences, Behavioural Marketing, or a related field. Those with comparable experience will also be considered.
2. A passion for applying behavioural science research within commercial settings.
3. Experience of designing, managing and analyzing quantitative research projects. Knowledge of a major statistical package (e.g. SPSS, Stata, R.)
4. Well-developed teamwork and collaborative abilities, and strong communication skills.

What we Offer

In return, you'll get brilliant training, the support of a close-knit team, and the chance to see your work applied in many of the worlds leading companies. The position offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic and stimulating environment and be part of a rapidly growing team, with significant assets and organisational commitment to make this new unit a global success.

A competitive salary and package, with a commitment to personal development where your efforts and achievements are recognised and rewarded. You will be based in our London office, with opportunities for international travel. 

Ipsos MORI are currently recruiting for positions as a "Senior Behavioural Scientist" and as a "Behavioural Scientist". Applications for one position will automatically be considered for the alternative position based on qualifications and experience.

Those interested in the position should send a short covering letter and CV to Joe Gladstone, who is managing the recruitment process. You can email him at Joe.Gladstone@Cantab.net

DEADLINE: Sunday 22nd November, 5pm GMT. 

Senior Behavioural Scientist - Ipsos MORI

About us
Ipsos is one of the world’s largest market research companies with over 16,000 employees and offices in over 90 countries. We are an innovative, entrepreneurial, client-focused organisation, providing research services to over 5,000 clients worldwide from the world’s largest FMCG companies and banks to government departments, the media and charities. We are the only global market research company that is still controlled and operated by researchers. We are intellectually curious and passionate researchers who set ourselves high standards and aim to work collaboratively to service our clients most effectively.

The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen to help lead a new behavioural science unit at Ipsos, based in London but working globally.  The team will work with our existing teams of behavioural researchers, ethnographers and neuroscience experts.  The new unit will work across our business lines and countries, being the centre of excellence for the entire Ipsos group, reporting to the head of the UK business. The role will involve:

1.  Applying knowledge of behavioural science to commercial projects on a consultancy basis.
2. Project support, advice and direct delivery to clients, including acting as Deputy to the Head of Behavioural Science.
4. Research and development; helping lead a programme of research to develop new or improve existing research products, tools or approaches.
5. Networking with external experts to stay on top of new developments in the behavioural sciences, including presenting work at conferences.
6. Thought Leadership/Profile to develop Ipsos MORI's image as experts by maintaining a media and social media profile, publishing articles, conference presentations etc.

The Candidate
To succeed in this role, you will need to demonstrate a strong academic track record in behavioural science. Due to the applied nature of our research, you will also need to have a deep understanding of how these theories can be applied to help solve complex commercial problems relating to consumer behaviour. We are looking for someone that is able to challenge the status-quo and find creative solutions to real-world problems.

You will have proven project management skills and able to work under pressure and manage your workload to meet short deadlines. You will need to have strong written and verbal skills and be comfortable interacting and pitching to commercial clients. 

Skills and Experience
1. A strong background in behavioural science built up through industry experience or through appropriate academic qualifications, such as an MSc or PhD in Social Psychology, Behavioural Economics, Organisational Behaviour, Management Sciences, Behavioural Marketing, or a related academic discipline from a leading university. 
2. Demonstrated experience and expertise in applying behavioural science research to commercial settings
3. Experience of designing, managing and analysing quantitative research projects. Knowledge of a major statistical package (e.g. SPSS, Stata, R.).
4. Well-developed teamwork and collaborative abilities, and strong communication skills.
5. A strong entrepreneurial drive and interest in the use of evidence to support commercial decision-makers.
6. An appreciation of the strengths and weaknesses of a wide range of research methods – qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods.
7. A willingness to travel.

What we Offer
In return, you'll get brilliant training, the support of a close-knit team, and the chance to see your work applied in many of the worlds leading companies. The position offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic and stimulating environment and be part of a rapidly growing team, with significant assets and organisational commitment to make this new unit a real success.

A competitive salary and package, with a commitment to personal development where your efforts and achievements are recognised and rewarded. You will be based in our London office, with opportunities for international travel.

Ipsos MORI are currently recruiting for positions as a "Senior Behavioural Scientist" and as a "Behavioural Scientist". Applications for one position will automatically be considered for the alternative position based on qualifications and experience.

Those interested in the position should send a short covering letter and CV to Joe Gladstone, who is managing the recruitment process. You can email him at Joe.Gladstone@Cantab.net

DEADLINE: Sunday 22nd November, 5pm GMT. 

Instinctiv - Behavioural Scientist

Who we are

Many marketers now agree that behavioural science holds the key to significantly improving programme performance, but are unsure as to how insights should be applied in practice. For this reason we have assembled an expert behavioural science research and planning team tasked with adapting research insights and developing testing strategies to underpin our planning, creative and technology offer.

We are a talented group of academic, marketing and fundraising experts, who have spent the last 6 years developing the science of response - a methodology which uses behavioural science insight to help our clients recruit new customers and supporters, raise more money, build loyalty and bring about positive change in their marketing programmes.

Through consultancy, events and the development of carefully planned test campaigns, we are leading the way in the effective application of behavioural science to direct marketing. Our strong links with academic institutions and also with the UK Behavioural Insights Team enable us to tap into a wider network of academics where a specific client challenge requires it.

Purpose of role                       

The ideal candidate will have a strong academic background in behavioural science, psychology or related discipline and interest in applying scientific theory to solve practical business problems.

We are looking for someone that is fascinated by human behaviour, has an interest in marketing and likes the idea of being part of an innovative team creating powerful, direct response campaigns underpinned by science. They will have excellent communication skills, will be able to express complex ideas clearly and be able to develop strong, positive relationships with colleagues and senior clients.

Key accountabilities

Accountable for:

·        Ensuring behavioural science theory is consistently applied to all our clients’ work

Responsible for:

·        Being on top of the newest findings on human decision-making

·        Contributing to creative ideas sessions and planning meetings

·        Devising research and testing propositions to serve as a focal point for events or whitepapers

·        Collaborating effectively with colleagues in other internal teams

·        Ensuring there is no communication gap among client, creative and behavioural science team

Supporting on:

·        Signal new business opportunities, attending pitches as required

·        The continuous development of Instinctiv’s behavioural science intellectual property

·        The development of the behavioural rationale for creative content

·        Presenting the behavioural rationale to the clients

·        The preparation and presentation of behavioural workshops to clients

·        The planning and running of sector conferences/events and blog writing

Key skills – what you need to be able to do             

·        Identify opportunities to apply behavioural science

·        Build great relationships with and inspire complete confidence in clients and key contacts (internal or external)

·        Organised and able to prioritise multiple workload demands – working accurately and at speed

·        Able to look beyond the initial request to suggest better ways of working

·        Ability to own an opportunity and drive it through to completion

Behaviours and attitude – how we’d like you to do it

·        A role model for our culture and values

·        Passion for delighting prospects and clients, with an appetite to understand and solve their marketing problems

·        Great team-worker, able to collaborate effectively with colleagues across the business

·        Appetite to challenge the status quo, always trying to find new and better ways of working

·        Appetite and ability to learn fast under own initiative and confidence in tackling new areas

·        Outgoing, able to quickly build rapport and form relationships.

Measurement – how we will know you are doing well

·        Development of successful campaign material

·        Increase in the number of enquiries or opportunities to apply behavioural science

·        New business secured and growth in our sales pipeline

·        Team satisfaction, development and retention

To find out more about what we do visit http://www.instinctiv.co.uk/

Salary £24,000+ depending on experience plus benefits

To apply for this role please email your CV and covering letter to jobs@brightsource.co.uk

You must have the legal right to live and work in the UK.

Bursura Centre for Behavioral Economics - Associate

POSITION SUMMARY

The Busara Center for Behavioral Economics is seeking a qualified person for the position of Associate. Busara serves two primary goals: (1) to develop, test, implement cutting edge behavioral science research, and (2) to rigorously apply behavioral insights to policymaking and program design to enhance organizational outcomes and effectiveness.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Associate will work closely with the Busara-Kenya Office and the leadership to perform a variety of tasks including, but not limited to: project development and design, partner recruitment and engagement, qualitative research and piloting, managing large scale field and lab projects, cleaning data, conducting in-depth analysis, writing of project reports and policy memos, dissemination results and designing future scope of works, as well as some minor administrative tasks. The Associate will be based in Nairobi, with occasional travel within Kenya and possibly beyond.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• A Bachelor’s degree in economics, social sciences, public policy, or related fields. Other fields will be considered.
• 1-3 years previous work experience in a related field
• Excellent management and organizational skills along with strong quantitative skills
• Fluency and excellent communication skills in English
• Interest and experience working in a fast-paced working environment
• Flexible, self-motivating, able to manage multiple tasks efficiently, a team player 
• Demonstrated ability to manage high-level relationships with partner organizations 
• Knowledge of and experience working with STATA or other data analysis software

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• A Master's degree in economics, social sciences, public policy, or related fields
• Familiarity with randomized controlled trials preferred
• Familiarity with and interest in behavioral economics preferred

To apply, please upload your CV and cover letter here.

The deadline to apply is September 30, 2015 -- no application materials will be accepted after that date.  The start date is flexible but anticipated between November 2015 and January 2016.

Behavioural Insights Team - Ventures Start­Up Manager

2 year fixed term appointment
39 hours per week (part­time applications considered)
Salary: c.£45,000, plus benefits Based in Central London

The Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) is looking to recruit a start­up manager to help shape and manage the development of a suite of commercial products that apply world class behavioural science to achieve large­scale social impact. As well as working across a range of ideas in the pipeline you will develop and lead the next big idea. This will require you to think through both product development, design, marketing and commercial options. This may include partnerships, licensing, managing in­house or set up of standalone companies. Where ventures are spun out as standalone companies, there is also the possibility that equity will be made available for those that take products/services to market. This role has huge potential to build high growth ventures and deliver positive social change. In order to qualify you will need to be able to demonstrate a successful track record of spotting commercial opportunities, and building high quality teams or partnerships to develop them into successful business propositions and/or take products to market.
About the Behavioural Insights Team
BIT started life inside 10 Downing Street as the world’s first government institution dedicated to the application of behavioural sciences. BIT is now a social purpose company, jointly owned by the Cabinet Office, Nesta and the BIT staff. BIT’s objectives remain the same as they always have been:
● making public services more cost­effective and easier for citizens to use;
● improving outcomes by introducing a more realistic model of human behaviour to policy; and wherever possible,
● enabling people to make ‘better choices for themselves’ As well as applying behavioural science to public policy, the team is also at the forefront of a revolution in evidence based policy.

The team has conducted randomised controlled trials (the gold standard of evidence) across the policy spectrum, in fields ranging from health, to energy, to charitable giving and employment. The objective of BI Ventures is to maximise the reach and social impact of BIT’s core programme of policy work. Products could take a wide range of forms, ranging from money management apps that encourage ‘impulse’ saving, to tactile physical products that teach people how to check themselves for cancer. Our expectation is that in each case BIT will develop the core concept and design of these products, but they will be brought to market in partnership with organisations that have experience, expertise and reach. This could be through the licensing of IP, the formation of partnerships or the creation of new ventures.

More information can be found at http://www.behaviouralinsights.co.uk/about­us/

Role and responsibilities
We have world class behavioural science expertise, lots of ideas about how to build this into products, and seed capital to support them. What we need is someone who brings the energy, the entrepreneurship and the practical experience necessary to make this happen. To do this, we are looking for someone with experience of turning ideas into successful products who can develop our pipeline of proposals, select the one that has most potential, and develop and commercialise it. Working closely with colleagues in BIT and Nesta, this will involve:
1. Identifying the opportunity
● Prioritising long listed ideas, conducting market research, assessing demand from potential customers, applying commercial judgement
● Designing and shaping a product to maximise the impact of behavioural science.

2. Building the product
● Identifying the most appropriate delivery method and building delivery capability accordingly, either by hiring in skills, commissioning external development work, or securing partners.
● Delivering a high quality prototype product

3. Running a pilot
● Securing pilot customers, trialling the product with them, gathering feedback and robust evidence on impact, iterating the product accordingly.

4. Scaling the product
● Building the ‘go to market’ team, potentially spinning out a separate entity or raising external capital. The person To be successful in this role you will need to:
● Have experience of facilitating the development of a product or products, from concept through to delivery;
● Have a proven track record of spotting the right ideas, judging commercial opportunities and writing or evaluating business plans;
● Have experience of building a delivery team, briefing developers / partners;
● Have an understanding of sales and marketing campaigns;
● Have experience of managing budgets and potentially raising investments;
● Be energetic, highly entrepreneurial, and able to independently source opportunities.
● Ability to combine intellectual curiosity with pragmatic focus on delivery;
● Have strong networks in an area relevant to the role.
● A background in digital technology although desirable, is not essential.

How to apply
Apply using the application form here ­ https://biv.typeform.com/to/Jv4HDU This application closes at 9am on Tuesday the 22nd of September. 1st interviews to be held during the 5th & 9th of October. For more information on this role, please contact bit.jobs@behaviouralinsights.co.uk

Financial Conduct Authority - Research Assistant

Employer: Financial Conduct Authority, London (usual place of work)
Project: Analysis of Repeat Lending and Affordability in HCSTC (Payday) Lending
Type: Research Assistance, full-time Start
Date: 5th October 2015 (approximate start date)
Duration: 3-4 months Rate: £300 per day

The Behavioral Economics and Data Science Unit (BDU) at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is offering a number of short-term research assistant positions for research support for work on High Cost Short Term Credit (Payday) Lending in the United Kingdom. The project is led by Stefan Hunt (Head of BDU, PhD Harvard), John Gathergood (University of Nottingham) and Neale Mahoney (University of Chicago). The project extends previous work on payday lending undertaken by the FCA in 2014. The project will result in academic research and policy-related outputs. Research support for this project will involve application of advanced techniques in applied microeconometrics. Suitable candidates should have obtained, or be in process of obtaining, a PhD and have advanced training in econometrics and advanced skills within STATA. The appropriate candidate will also have knowledge and experience of managing large, complex datasets and efficient coding for implementing computationally intensive routines. Familiarity with the Regression Discontinuity Designs (RDD) methodology and non-parametric statistics would be a particular advantage. Knowledge of the payday lending market in the UK is not essential for this role. The project also offers an opportunity to work within the BDU unit at the FCA. The BDU unit is a new initiative at the FCA and aims to apply modern theory and applications from behavioral economics and data science to contemporary economic problems. Current BDU research also includes large-scale randomized control trials in consumer finance and application of data mining and machine learning techniques to market data. It should be emphasized that this research support role will be full-time and candidates employed by the FCA will need to take a break from other research and other normal activities while undertaking this role. In exceptional circumstances it may be possible to fulfil this role part-time (3-4 days per week). Interested candidates should email their CV and job market paper (or example of research in progress) to Elizabeth.Ajibike@fca.org.uk as soon as possible. 

Morningstar - Behavioral Scientist

The Group: On the Behavioral Insights Team, we use behavioral science to help people engage with and improve their finances. We then run rapid, digital experimental studies to determine what works, and what doesn’t, and publicize the results.

The Role: Help millions of people retire with dignity and in comfort. Morningstar is looking for an applied behavioral scientist, to help understand and overcome the behavioral obstacles that individuals face to financing their retirement. You’ll pursue original research alongside a team of like-minded behavioralists and leading academics from around the country. This position is based in our Chicago office.

Responsibilities

• Lead our retirement-focused initiatives, developing our strategy to better understand and to apply lessons about financial decision-making behavior.

• Design, execute, and analyze large-scale randomized control trials (Morningstar interacts with millions of individual investors, their advisors, and their employers).

• Work with the marketing, product, and research teams to identify their pressing questions around retirement behavior and assist them in designing and running experimental studies.

• Coordinate with our Behavioral Science Advisory Board – amazing and thoughtful researchers from around the country – to develop new interventions, and measure their real-life impact.

• Publicize your findings in the media, papers, and at conferences.

Requirements

• Postgraduate training in behavioral social science, especially on financial decision making, or equivalent professional experience required.

• Professional experience in applying behavioral interventions specifically to improving retirement outcomes is ideal.

• Demonstrated ability writing about behavioral research for a general audience.

• Experience with digital communications (marketing, software products), and A/B testing tools for them, is a big plus.

• At least two years of experience using R or STATA to analyze complex datasets and panel data (academics: yes, GRAs count).

• Experience doing data processing and analysis in SQL is also a plus.

In your cover letter, mention how you’d approach the issue of helping people prepare for retirement.

Morningstar is an equal opportunity employer.

Public Health England - Behavioural Insights Researcher

Job Reference: 919-EC-17707126-EXT

Employer:Public Health England

Location:London, Skipton House

Salary:£37,454 - £45,769pa inc

Public Health England

Public Health England provides strategic leadership and vision for protecting and improving the nation’s health. Its ambition is to lead nationally and enable locally a transformation in the health expectations of all people in England regardless of where they live and the circumstance of their birth. It will achieve this through the application of research, knowledge and skills. Public Health England is an executive agency of the Department of Health, which started on 1 April 2013. We are a distinct delivery organisation with operational autonomy to advise and support Government, local authorities and the NHS in a professionally independent manner.

Overview of role and projects

As a Behavioiural Insights Researcher you will be responsible for delivering key projects testing the application of behavioural insights, primarily to increase the uptake of NHS Health Checks. These will be developed and delivered in partnership with local authorities and other service providers.

Essential skills and interests

Applications are welcomed from individuals who have experience of working on collaborative experimental research (ideally randomised controlled trials). A good understanding of the behavioural science literature and how it can be applied demonstrated through prior work experience in this area is required. We are looking for an indididual with a passion for behavioural insights who can demonstrate this through commitment to delivering high quality, timely and impactful projects. Excellent written communication skills are required for scientific publication.

Ipsos Mori - Head of Behavioural Science

About us
Ipsos is one of the world’s largest market research companies with offices in over 90 countries. We are an innovative, entrepreneurial, client-focused organization, providing research services to over 5,000 clients worldwide from the world’s largest FMCG companies and banks to government departments, the media and charities. We are the only global market research company that is still controlled and operated by researchers. We are intellectually curious and passionate researchers who set ourselves high standards and aim to work collaboratively to service our clients most effectively.

The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen to shape and lead a new behavioural science unit at Ipsos, based in London but working globally.  The leader will lead our existing teams of behavioural researchers, ethnographers and neuroscience experts.  The new unit will work across our business lines and countries, being the centre of excellence for the entire Ipsos group, reporting to the head of the UK business. The role will involve:
 
1. Proposal/pitch ownership and consultancy
2. Project support, advice and direct delivery to clients
3. Best practice/training for staff internally and clients
4. R&D, leading a programme to develop new or improve existing research products, tools or approaches.
5. Networking with external experts to stay on top of new developments in the behavioural sciences
6. Thought Leadership/Profile to develop Ipsos MORI's image as experts by maintaining a media and social media profile, publishing articles, conference presentations etc.
 
The ideal candidate will
The ideal candidate will be a proven leader who has developed a behavioural science business, ideally within a large research company, or across a similarly varied structure, across countries and business lines.  They will also have some of the following attributes:

-High profile within behavioural science and track record in applying it to real world marketing and policy problems
-A detailed understanding of the behavioural literature and both mainstream traditions (behavioural economics and social /health psychology)
-Experience of experimental design (and preferably quasi-expt) and understand what that would mean in both a field and lab setting
-Hands-on experience conducting large, preferably global, consumer/social research studies, or experience working with a marketing department on product / communications development / launch.
-An appreciation of the strengths / weaknesses of a wide range of research methods – qualitative, quantitative, mixed method  

In return, we offer
The position offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic and stimulating environment and be part of a rapidly growing team, with significant assets and organisational commitment to make this new unit a real success.

A competitive package, with a commitment to personal development where your efforts and achievements are recognised and rewarded;
You will be based in our London office, with opportunities for international travel. 

Please direct interest and applications for the role to Joe Gladstone, who is managing the recruitment process. You can email him at Joe.Gladstone@Cantab.net

World Bank - Behavioural Scientist

As part of a broader World Bank Group effort to incorporate recent advances in the social and behavioral sciences into its projects and programs, and following upon the well-received World Development Report 2015: Mind, Society, and Behavior, the World Bank is recruiting an exceptional behavioral scientist to work in its new Behavioral Innovations Lab (BIL). 

The goal of the Behavioral Innovations Lab is to use behavioral economics, social psychology, and related fields to make development interventions more effective. The BIL will help World Bank project teams, country programs, and partner governments incorporate behavioral and social insights into project design, project reviews, and policy advice; and conduct impact evaluations of interventions inspired by the social and behavioral sciences. 

This is an exciting, new initiative with high-level support within the World Bank. It draws and builds upon related efforts around the world to marshal “behavioral insights” on behalf of public policy. Areas where the BIL may work include: using social motivations to reduce energy consumption and increase tax payments; activating social norms to improve child nutrition and reduce open defecation; lifting the aspirations of job-seekers in the formal and informal sectors; promoting road safety; and deploying nudges and reminders to help poor individuals save more, start businesses, and make healthier choices. 

 Requirements 

• PhD in Social Psychology, Organizational Psychology, Management Sciences, or a related field. 
• At least one year of research experience in developing countries. 
• Demonstrated experience and expertise designing, managing, and analyzing randomized evaluations, field experiments in developing countries, and laboratory experiments. 
• Strong entrepreneurial drive and strong interest in the use of evidence and impact evaluation in policymaking. 
• Well-developed teamwork and collaborative abilities, and strong communication skills 
• Willingness to travel frequently and remotely. 

The World Bank Group offers a competitive compensation package. It is committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, nationality, culture and educational background. Individuals with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence. Interested candidates should send a cover letter, CV, and three references to Premi Rajan Raj: prathanraj@worldbank.org