Advertiser: School of Economics, University of Edinburgh

Field(s) of specialization: Industrial Organization

Position type(s): Other academic

Location of job: 30 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9JT, United Kingdom

Degree required: Doctorate

Job start date: 2025-03-03

Job duration: 30 months

Salary: 49,250 to 60,321 GBP

Letters of reference required: 2

Target date for applications: 8 Dec 2024

Application deadline: 9 Dec 2024 midnight UTC (no longer accepting applications)

Current search status: Reviewing applications

Posting end date: 9 Dec 2024

Ad text:

Grade UE08: £49,250- £60,321 per annum

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Science / School of Economics / Academic Staff

Full-time: 35 Hours per week

Fixed-term: for 2 years and 6 months

The opportunity:

The School of Economics is growing and is seeking to appoint a Post-Doctoral Researcher in Economic Theory and Theoretical Industrial Organization to undertake high quality research, teaching, and knowledge exchange related to these fields. The post comes with a time allocation of 30% teaching and 70% research, knowledge exchange and impact.

Successful candidates will have a strong commitment to producing internationally excellent research and delivering high quality teaching that contributes to the development of our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and the learning experience of our students. Applicants should have, or be close to completing, a PhD in economics or related field, and have demonstrable potential to publish their research in leading refereed journals, to contribute to knowledge exchange activities and to secure research income.

Informal enquiries may be made to Dr Paweł Gola, Associate Professor of Economics: Pawel.Gola@ed.ac.uk[

](mailto:Pawel.Gola@ed.ac.uk)

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Have a PhD in Economics or be within 6 months of completion of a PhD at the start of the post in March 2025.
• Be available to commence employment with in-person teaching in March 2025.
• Must be able to demonstrate an existing or developing record of research with potential for publication in leading peer-reviewed journals in economics.
• Must be able to demonstrate the ability to make an outstanding contribution to the research activities and intellectual life of the School of Economics.
• Have an interest in teaching courses related to Industrial Organization.
• Have excellent oral and written communication skills.
• The School is looking for applicants with expertise in Theoretical Industrial Organization and Economic Theory more generally.

Please note that the University of Edinburgh defines completion of a PhD as the submission of the corrected thesis following the candidate’s viva examination, or when the candidate receives confirmation that there are no corrections to address.

Interviews will be online and take place in December or early January. As part of this interview the candidates will be asked to give a job talk online. As the job starts in March, offers will be made soon after the interviews; for the same reason, any offers made will expire well before the overall market is over.

Please click here for a full job description including full selection criteria and an outlining of expected duties. If you already hold a contract of employment with the University of Edinburgh, you should apply via the internal applications portal here.

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 family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.

How to apply:

To apply, all candidates must complete the following two steps of application (in any order) by 09th December 2024 (23:59 UK time), otherwise applications will not be considered.

Step 1. Candidates must apply formally online via the University of Edinburgh recruitment website: Post-Doctoral Researcher in Economic Theory and Theoretical Industrial Organization - University of Edinburgh Careers

Step 2. In addition, candidates must submit supporting documents, including a cover letter specifying interest in the position, a curriculum vitae, sample of research, a teaching statement and any other relevant materials, and arrange for two letters of recommendation, via the Econ Job Market website.

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 our right 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 Office’s English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa.