City, University of London Hiring for Lecturer in Economics (Education & Research) Job at London, England , UK Full Time

Founded in 1894, City, University of London is a global university committed to academic excellence with a focus on business and the professions and an enviable central London location.

City attracts around 20,000 students (over 40% at postgraduate level), from more than 150 countries and staff from over 75 countries.

In the last decade City has almost tripled the proportion of its total academic staff producing world-leading or internationally excellent research. During this period City has made significant investments in its academic staff, its estate and its infrastructure and continues to work towards realising its vision of being a leading global university

Background

The School of Arts & Social Sciences is an internationally excellent centre of research and learning on the human condition in all its dimensions. It is a large and vibrant School with around 4,200 students and over 300 staff in seven Departments: The School will be embarking on an exciting period of change for the new academic year, creating the School of Communication and Creativity, consisting of Journalism, Performing Arts, Media, Culture and Creative Industries together with a new School of Policy and Global Affairs comprising of Economics, International Politics and Sociology & Criminology.

The Department of Economics is a dynamic centre for research and undergraduate and postgraduate education. It has core research strengths in microeconomic theory, experimental and behavioural economics, development economics, financial economics and econometrics, health economics and macroeconomics. The Department delivers a growing PhD Programme alongside its highly successful BSc and MSc programmes and is part of the South East Network for Social Sciences (SeNSS) Doctoral Training Partnerships funded by the ESRC.

Responsibilities

The Department is seeking to appoint an outstanding academic as Lecturer in Economics. The appointed candidate will have a record of producing internationally excellent research in Economics, with a clear publication plan for submission for future REF exercises, and the commitment and capability to deliver high quality education in the Department’s undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Additionally, the candidate will support, supervise and mentor students and undertake administrative duties at Programme, Departmental, School and University level. We welcome applications from all major fields in Economics and Finance.

Person Specification

Applicants should have a PhD in Economics or cognate field, at the time of appointment, as well as sufficient specialist knowledge in the discipline to develop education and research programmes and methodologies.

Additional Information

City offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

The role is available from 01 August 2022 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Closing date: 26th June 2022 at 11:59pm.

Interviews are scheduled to take place in July 2022.

To apply and for more information about the post please use the links below.

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