(2026 PhD/ABD graduates) Senior Associate (Antitrust & Competition Economics practice)

(2026 PhD/ABD graduates) Senior Associate (Antitrust & Competition Economics practice)

Apply for the (2026 PhD/ABD graduates) Senior Associate (Antitrust & Competition Economics practice) role at Charles River Associates.

About Charles River Associates

Charles River Associates is 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 our clients’ most complex challenges.

The CRA European Competition practice specialises in providing economic advice on matters of competition policy and regulation. We assist firms and their legal advisors in all types of competition proceedings before competition authorities and courts: mergers and acquisitions, abuse of dominance allegations, cartels, restrictive commercial agreements, market investigations, litigation and disputes, intellectual property or state aid. We also provide advice to regulatory authorities in similar matters.

Hiring Locations

• Antitrust & Competition Economics (Brussels, Belgium; London, UK; Dusseldorf and Munich, Germany; Paris, France)

Position Overview

Senior Associates work closely with senior consultants on project teams and will immediately work on some of the largest, high‑profile and most significant competition cases in Europe, playing a key role in shaping the economic analysis and thinking of these cases. Successful candidates have a strong knowledge of economic concepts and a range of research and quantitative skills.

Responsibilities

• 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.)

Desired Qualifications

• PhD degree in economics with a completion date of December 2025/Summer 2026 and an academic focus on Applied Microeconomics or Applied Microeconometrics, with specialisations such as industrial organisation, labour, health, behavioural and public economics, or other quantitative areas
• Experience in Excel, Stata, Python, R, SQL, SAS, ArcGIS/ArcPy, or cloud computing (Databricks/Spark, Google Cloud, Azure, AWS)
• 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 capabilitiesExcellent time management and task prioritization skills
• Clear and demonstrated interest in consulting through coursework, work experience, activities, or attendance at CRA recruiting events

Application Instructions

To be considered for a position in Europe, submit through this posting:

• Resume/CV – include current address, e‑mail and telephone number
• Cover letter – describe your interest in CRA and how this role matches your goals; note your location preference if any
• Research/Job market paper – submit your original research or dissertation
• Letters of recommendation – three (3) LORs submitted directly to

To apply for one of our North American locations, please visit our Careers Site to view available jobs.

Interviews will begin following application close, with first‑round interviews occurring virtually. Candidates focusing their search on industry and consulting who need to be considered early should indicate that in the CRA online application and submit all materials as early as possible.

Career Growth and Benefits

• CRA’s robust skills‑development programs, including a commitment to offering 100 hours of training annually through formal and informal programs – from project management skills to team management, client presentation, internal seminars and career mentoring from an assigned senior colleague. Additional leadership and collaboration opportunities exist through internal firm development activities
• Comprehensive total rewards program: competitive salary and superior benefits package (plus a sizeable performance bonus), wellness programming to support physical, mental, emotional and financial well‑being, and in‑house immigration support for foreign nationals and international business travelers

Work Location Flexibility

CRA creates a work environment that enables colleagues to benefit from working together in the office while also allowing work from home periodically. We currently expect individuals to spend at least 3 to 4 days a week in the office (including travelling to other CRA offices or client meetings), with specific days determined in coordination with your practice or team.

Our Commitment to Diversity

Charles River Associates is an equal‑opportunity employer (Equality Act 2010). As part of our focus on equity and inclusion, we work to ensure a fair and consistent hiring process. We celebrate diversity and are committed to an inclusive work environment.

Job Details

• Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
• Employment type: Full‑time
• Job function: Other
• Industries: Business Consulting and Services

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