Senior LecturerReader in Economics
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Job Description
Grade UE09:per annum
College of Arts Humanities & Social Science/School of Economics/Academic Staff
Full Time: 35 Hours per Week
Open Ended
Number of Posts: 2
The University of Edinburghs School of Economics is seeking to appointoutstanding candidates to faculty positions at the rank of Senior Lecturer or Reader. Applicants from all fields of Economics are welcome although weare particularly interested in candidates with expertise in any field of applied economics and macroeconomics.
The Opportunity:
The University of Edinburghs School of Economics is seeking to appointoutstanding candidates to faculty positions at the rank of Senior Lecturer or Reader. Applicants from all fields of Economics are welcome although weare particularly interested in candidates with expertise in any field of applied economics and macroeconomics. We are especially interested in candidates whose research connects with that of our current faculty in interesting ways in fields related to applied economics or macroeconomics.
The successful candidate will engage in research supervision and teaching of the highest quality by mentoring junior colleagues and by contributing to eLearning and online teaching initiatives. They will contribute to the leadership and running of the School through executive responsibility for particular areas of work and for participation in decisionmaking and governance.
Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Miguel CostaGomes Head of School of Economics:
Your Skills & Attributes for Success:
- Have a PhD in Economics.
- Have outstanding publications and/or demonstrable potential (such as revise and resubmit decisions) for publication in leading peerreviewed journals in economics.
- Must demonstrate the ability to make an important contribution to the research activities and intellectual life of the School of Economics.
- Have the ability to contribute high quality teaching on the undergraduate graduate and doctoral training programmes within Economics including supervision of PhD students.
- Be able to show proven experience of academic leadership and management.
- Provide evidence of the ability to contribute to the development and implementation of the Schools strategic planning.
Please clickherefor a full job description including full selection criteria and an outlining of expected duties.
Application Information:
Please provide the following as part of your application; a cover letter a CV a job market/research paper and the names of three referees. Should you be invited to interview reference letters from the three referees must be sent toin support of your application and in advance of the interview.
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
- A competitive salary.
- An exciting positive creative challenging and rewarding place to work.
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits such as a generous holiday entitlement competitive pension schemes staff discounts and familyfriendly initiatives. Check out the full list on ourstaff benefits page(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.
Championing equality diversity and inclusion
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions actively promoting LGBT equality.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on ourright to work webpages(opens new browser tab).
The University is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. If successful an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Offices English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 14 April 2025.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
