Lecturer Grade 8 £50,253- £ 61,759 per annum College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science, School of Economics. Full time, Open-Ended (35 hours a week) Number of Posts: 1
The University of Edinburgh’s School of Economics is seeking to appoint to a faculty position at the rank of Lecturer (teaching and scholarship track) to: i) contribute to and manage the delivery and organisation of Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes in the School of Economics; ii) contribute to the School’s scholarship activities.
Applicants should have, or be close to completing, a PhD in economics or related field, and have demonstrable potential to deliver high-quality research-led teaching and supervise undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations through being up to date of recent advances of knowledge in any area of economics. They will engage in scholarship activities, which includes research and knowledge exchange activities. Furthermore, they will also undertake further management and administrative duties commensurate with the role. This post is a full-time (35 hours per week), open-ended post.
We welcome applications from candidates available to commence employment by July 2026. Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Andrew Snell, A.J.Snell@ed.ac.uk
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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, including generous annual leave entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, a wide range of staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page and use our reward calculator to discover the 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.
The School of Economics welcomes applications from eligible candidates from under-represented groups, including racially minoritised individuals and all gender identities.
Key dates to note:
The closing date for applications is Monday 16th of March 2026.
Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK, the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.
Interviews are anticipated to take place in April 2026.
How to apply:
A required step on your application is to also apply via the University of Edinburgh recruitment portal which can be accessed using this applicant link. Applicants that do not apply via the University portal cannot be considered for this post.
Please provide the following as part of your EconJobMarket application; a cover letter, a CV, a teaching statement, describing your experience, teaching philosophy and describing the classes that you could teach/develop, samples of your research or other scholarship activities, teaching evaluations, the names of three referees, and any other relevant material.
Should you be invited to interview, reference letters from the three referees must be sent to economics.hr@ed.ac.uk in support of your application and in advance of the interview. You are of course welcome to share the reference letters that your referees have uploaded to EconjobMarket when submitting the application.
If you are currently in the process of completing your studies/PhD programme please note any relevant timescales in your cover letter and/or CV.
If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages.
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 Office’s English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa.
- Cover letter
- Curriculum vitae
- Job market paper (optional)
- Teaching statement
- Other file (optional)
- Letters of reference: 3