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

Full Time: 35 Hours per Week

Number of Posts: 2

The University of Edinburgh’s School of Economics is seeking to appoint outstanding candidates to faculty positions at the rank of Senior Lecturer or Reader. Applicants from all fields of Economics are welcome, although we are particularly interested in candidates with expertise in any field of applied economics and macroeconomics.

The Opportunity:

The University of Edinburgh’s School of Economics is seeking to appoint outstanding candidates to faculty positions at the rank of Senior Lecturer or Reader. Applicants from all fields of Economics are welcome, although we are 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 decision-making and governance.

Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Miguel Costa-Gomes, Head of School of Economics: Miguel.Costa-Gomes@ed.ac.uk

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 peer-reviewed 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 School’s strategic planning.

Please click here for a full job description including full selection criteria and an outlining of expected duties.

A required step on your application is to also apply via the University of University of Edinburgh recruitment portal which can be accessed using THIS LINK. Applicants that do not apply via the University portal cannot be considered for this post.

Please provide the following as part of your application; a cover letter, a CV, a job market/research paper, and arrange for at least two letters of recommendation to be submitted via the Econ Job Market website.

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.

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.

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 (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.