Advertiser: Business School, Imperial College London

Field(s) of specialization: Any field

Position type(s): Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Full Professor

Location of job: Imperial College Business School, South Kensington Campus, London, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom

Degree required: Doctorate

Job start date: Flexible

Job duration: Continuing/permanent

Letters of reference required: 3

Application deadline: 3 Nov 2026 midnight UTC (accepting applications)

Posting end date: 3 Nov 2026

Ad text:

Job title: Assistant / Associate / Full Professors in Economics

Salary: Internationally competitive

Location: Imperial Business School, South Kensington Campus

About the role:

Imperial Business School is seeking qualified applicants for faculty positions in its Department of Economics and Public Policy at the rank of Assistant, Associate and Full Professor in Economics.

Applicants for the position of Assistant Professor should have the potential to publish innovative, rigorous, and relevant contributions in top academic journals and to develop into excellent teachers. Candidates for an Associate or Full Professor position should demonstrate considerable excellence in research, teaching and service. The appointed candidates will be encouraged to proactively engage in research grant applications; Imperial’s strategy “Science for Humanity” provides significant opportunities for interdisciplinary research.

As with most business schools, most of the department’s teaching focuses on applied economics, management and analytics modules. The first students on our innovative undergraduate degree in Economics, Finance and Data Science finished their studies this summer; our MSc programmes include Economics and Strategy for Business and an interdisciplinary degree in Climate Change, Management and Finance. Our interdisciplinary MSc in AI, Economics and Policy, taught jointly with the Department of Computing, will admit its first students in September 2027.

Applications from women, BAME and other groups who are currently underrepresented in the School are especially welcome. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for neurodiversity and disability associated needs.

The initial interviews will be conducted virtually in December, and fly-outs will be in January/February.

What you would be doing:

You will contribute to Imperial’s mission as a leading research-intensive university, developing your own range of research and teaching on our degree programmes. You are encouraged to develop research collaborations within and outside Imperial, and we provide travel funding to facilitate this. You will share in the administrative tasks of running the department and the Business School, to an extent appropriate to your career stage.

What we are looking for:

• You will have a PhD in Economics or a related field, or (for an assistant professor) expect to have one before taking up the post
• You will be able to demonstrate capability for high-quality innovative research in your area, with a strong research agenda and pipeline. Applicants for associate or full professor should be developing an international reputation for their research.
• You will have experience (appropriate to your level) in teaching economics to university students.

Further Information

These are full-time posts. Associate and Full Professors are offered permanent contracts. Assistant Professors will be offered a seven-year fixed term contract and will be expected to apply for promotion to Associate Professor during their sixth year. Those who are promoted to Associate Professor will receive a permanent contract.

Apply through the Imperial College portal (https://www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/) and search job reference BUS00897, read the full advert, job description and application instructions document and submit the following documents:

· Application form

· CV

· Cover letter that explains your reasons for applying to Imperial

· Research statement

· Teaching statement

· Evidence of teaching scores (where applicable)

· 3 research papers (one paper for current / recent PhD students)

Those applying for an assistant professor post should also ask three referees to email a reference letter to EPPrecruit@imperial.ac.uk by the closing deadline.

If you require any further details on the role, please contact: Professor Richard Green – r.green@imperial.ac.uk

Closing deadline is 03 November 2026

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