(2027 PhD/ABD graduates) Senior Associate (Antitrust & Competition Economics) - European Union
Level inferred from job title
Job description
Senior Associate position in CRA's European Competition practice, working with senior consultants on competition economics cases across Europe. The role involves economic modelling, econometric analysis, and client deliverables for law firms, corporations, and governments.
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time · Employee (employment agreement)
- Work mode
- Hybrid · 3 days/week in office · Dusseldorf, Germany · Munich, Germany
What you'll do
- Identify and conceptualise issues, specifying rigorous economic models to analyse market issues and data, undertaking statistical and econometric estimation, and managing the work of research associate staff and colleagues
- Supervise, train and mentor research associate staff
- Assist in the development and presentation of client deliverables, including expert reports and white papers summarising opinions, conclusions, and recommendations using market, industry or client-proprietary data
- Act as a primary point of contact for lawyers and other industry or government clients on a variety of practice-relevant issues
- Program, build models and/or perform regression analyses in statistical analysis programs (such as Stata, Python, R, SAS, Matlab, and Mathematica), including large data projects requiring use of cloud computing
- Ensure the integrity and accuracy of analyses and opinions
- Contribute to practice-building activities (training, recruiting, publication, expertise sharing, etc.)
What we're looking for
- PhD degree in economics with a completion date of December 2026/Summer 2027 and an academic focus on Applied Microeconomics or Applied Microeconometrics, with specializations like industrial organization, labor, health, behavioural and public economics, or other quantitative areas
- Demonstrated understanding of, and ability to explain, economic, financial and/or accounting concepts, and quantitative and qualitative analysis methods
- Curious and analytical thinkers who bring creative approaches to non-standard problems
- Effective written and oral communication skills
- Eagerness to learn new skills and programming languages
- Demonstrated high level of initiative and leadership
- Strong teamwork and collaboration capabilities
- Excellent time management and task prioritization skills
- Clear and demonstrated interest in consulting through coursework, work experience, activities, or attendance at CRA recruiting events
Your team
European Competition practice / Antitrust & Competition Economics
Specialises in providing economic advice on matters of competition policy and regulation, assisting firms and their legal advisors in competition proceedings before competition authorities and courts.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and superior benefits package (plus a sizeable performance bonus)
- Wellness programming to support physical, mental, emotional and financial well-being
- In-house immigration support for foreign nationals and international business travelers
- Skills development programs, including formal and informal programs
- Career mentoring and performance coaching from an assigned senior colleague
How to get hired
- 1Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis
Apply
About Charles River Associates
A leading global consulting firm that offers economic, financial, and strategic expertise to major law firms, corporations, and governments around the world. Since 1965, CRA experts have combined rigorous cutting-edge research, state-of-the-art methodology, and proven experience to address clients' most complex challenges.
Key facts
- 1965
- Consulting
- European Competition practice specialises in economic advice on competition policy and regulation
- Advises on mergers and acquisitions, abuse of dominance allegations, cartels, restrictive commercial agreements, market investigations, litigation and disputes, intellectual property or state aid
What they value
- Diversity
- Equity and inclusion