Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Market Competition & Liberalism

September 16, 2026
Urgent

Job Description

Heriot-Watt University is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate for the Comparative Political Economy of Market Competition, based at Panmure House in Edinburgh. This fixed-term 33 month, full-time post reports to the Adam Smith Chair and focuses on interpreting liberal market principles under geoeconomic pressure.

The successful candidate will lead Component 2, conduct systematic reviews and meta-analyses, and contribute to peer reviewed articles, policy briefs and public-facing outputs.

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