2026 PhD ABD graduates Senior Associate Antitrust Competition Economics practice
Charles River AssociatesBrussels, Belgium
Full Time
Posted January 27, 2026
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Job Description
The Senior Associate at CRA will work on high-profile competition law cases, applying economic analysis, statistical modeling, and research skills to support legal and regulatory proceedings across Europe, while mentoring junior staff and contributing to practice development.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify and conceptualize economic issues, developing rigorous models to analyze market data
- Supervise, train, and mentor research staff
- Develop and present client deliverables such as expert reports and white papers
- Act as a primary contact for legal and government clients on practice-relevant issues
- Build and program economic models and perform statistical analyses using various software tools
- Ensure accuracy and integrity of economic analyses and opinions
- Contribute to practice development activities including training, recruiting, and knowledge sharing
Requirements
- PhD degree in economics with a completion date of December 2025 Summer 2026 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
- Strong knowledge of economic concepts and a range of research and quantitative skills
- Experience in programming and data analysis using Excel, Stata, Python, R, SQL, SAS, ArcGIS ArcPy, or Cloud computing platforms such as Databricks Spark, Google Cloud, Azure, or AWS
- Demonstrated understanding of, and ability to explain, economic, financial and or accounting concepts, and quantitative and qualitative analysis methods
- Excellent 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
Benefits & Perks
Competitive salary and superior benefits package
Performance bonus
100 hours of training annually
Wellness programming to support physical, mental, emotional, and financial well-being
In-house immigration support for foreign nationals and international business travelers
Work location flexibility with a hybrid work environment (3-4 days in the office per week)
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