Sidley Austin LLP, one of the world's leading law firms, is seeking to hire an economist to support its Economic Analysis Unit. The unit acts as an in-house consultancy and provides litigation and analytic support to all practice groups, in particular to Sidley's international trade and arbitration, competition, and regulatory groups.

The successful candidate holds a PhD in economics, ideally with a focus on international trade, microeconomics/micro-econometrics, IO, or neighboring field. With projects covering a broad range of subjects (including international trade, environmental protection, intellectual property, antitrust/competition, commercial and treaty arbitration) and business sectors (including life sciences, aviation, e-commerce, telecommunications, consumer goods, mining/natural resources, food/agriculture, and financial services), a generalist skill-set is key. The position further requires excellent technical skills and proficiency in econometrics. The successful candidate possesses superior communication and writing skills, is comfortable in inter-disciplinary project teams, and has a keen interest in working on complex economic and legal matters. Knowledge of (international) law is an asset, as is prior experience in consulting and/or teaching.

Work location is either Washington, DC, or Geneva, Switzerland. Working language is English. Remuneration is highly competitive. Starting date as soon as possible.

Interested candidates should submit their applications (short motivation letter, CV, and, if available, job or teaching evaluations) by April 2014 to sdeane@sidley.com the attention of Simon Schropp, Senior Economist (subject line: PhD Economist).